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Proverbs 27

Prov. 27:10 KJV (With Strong’s)

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Thine own friend
rea` (Hebrew #7453)
from 7462; an associate (more or less close)
KJV usage: brother, companion, fellow, friend, husband, lover, neighbour, X (an-)other.
Pronounce: ray'-ah
Origin: or reya2 {ray'-ah}
, and thy father’s
'ab (Hebrew #1)
father, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote application)
KJV usage: chief, (fore-)father(-less), X patrimony, principal. Compare names in "Abi-".
Pronounce: awb
Origin: a primitive word
friend
rea` (Hebrew #7453)
from 7462; an associate (more or less close)
KJV usage: brother, companion, fellow, friend, husband, lover, neighbour, X (an-)other.
Pronounce: ray'-ah
Origin: or reya2 {ray'-ah}
, forsake
`azab (Hebrew #5800)
to loosen, i.e. relinquish, permit, etc.
KJV usage: commit self, fail, forsake, fortify, help, leave (destitute, off), refuse, X surely.
Pronounce: aw-zab'
Origin: a primitive root
not; neither go
bow' (Hebrew #935)
to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)
KJV usage: abide, apply, attain, X be, befall, + besiege, bring (forth, in, into, to pass), call, carry, X certainly, (cause, let, thing for) to come (against, in, out, upon, to pass), depart, X doubtless again, + eat, + employ, (cause to) enter (in, into, -tering, -trance, -try), be fallen, fetch, + follow, get, give, go (down, in, to war), grant, + have, X indeed, (in-)vade, lead, lift (up), mention, pull in, put, resort, run (down), send, set, X (well) stricken (in age), X surely, take (in), way.
Pronounce: bo
Origin: a primitive root
into thy brother’s
'ach (Hebrew #251)
a brother (used in the widest sense of literal relationship and metaphorical affinity or resemblance (like 1))
KJV usage: another, brother(-ly); kindred, like, other. Compare also the proper names beginning with "Ah-" or "Ahi-".
Pronounce: awkh
Origin: a primitive word
house
bayith (Hebrew #1004)
a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.)
KJV usage: court, daughter, door, + dungeon, family, + forth of, X great as would contain, hangings, home(born), (winter)house(-hold), inside(-ward), palace, place, + prison, + steward, + tablet, temple, web, + within(-out).
Pronounce: bah'-yith
Origin: probably from 1129 abbreviated
in the day
yowm (Hebrew #3117)
a day (as the warm hours), whether literal (from sunrise to sunset, or from one sunset to the next), or figurative (a space of time defined by an associated term), (often used adverb)
KJV usage: age, + always, + chronicals, continually(-ance), daily, ((birth-), each, to) day, (now a, two) days (agone), + elder, X end, + evening, + (for) ever(-lasting, -more), X full, life, as (so) long as (... live), (even) now, + old, + outlived, + perpetually, presently, + remaineth, X required, season, X since, space, then, (process of) time, + as at other times, + in trouble, weather, (as) when, (a, the, within a) while (that), X whole (+ age), (full) year(-ly), + younger.
Pronounce: yome
Origin: from an unused root meaning to be hot
of thy calamity
'eyd (Hebrew #343)
oppression; by implication misfortune, ruin
KJV usage: calamity, destruction.
Pronounce: ade
Origin: from the same as 181 (in the sense of bending down)
: for better
towb (Hebrew #2896)
good (as an adjective) in the widest sense; used likewise as a noun, both in the masculine and the feminine, the singular and the plural (good, a good or good thing, a good man or woman; the good, goods or good things, good men or women), also as an adverb (well)
KJV usage: beautiful, best, better, bountiful, cheerful, at ease, X fair (word), (be in) favour, fine, glad, good (deed, -lier, -liest, -ly, -ness, -s), graciously, joyful, kindly, kindness, liketh (best), loving, merry, X most, pleasant, + pleaseth, pleasure, precious, prosperity, ready, sweet, wealth, welfare, (be) well ((-favoured)).
Pronounce: tobe
Origin: from 2895
h is a neighbor
shaken (Hebrew #7934)
a resident; by extension, a fellow-citizen
KJV usage: inhabitant, neighbour, nigh.
Pronounce: shaw-kane'
Origin: from 7931
that is near
qarowb (Hebrew #7138)
from 7126; near (in place, kindred or time)
KJV usage: allied, approach, at hand, + any of kin, kinsfold(-sman), (that is) near (of kin), neighbour, (that is) next, (them that come) nigh (at hand), more ready, short(-ly).
Pronounce: kaw-robe'
Origin: or qarob {kaw-robe'}
than a brother
'ach (Hebrew #251)
a brother (used in the widest sense of literal relationship and metaphorical affinity or resemblance (like 1))
KJV usage: another, brother(-ly); kindred, like, other. Compare also the proper names beginning with "Ah-" or "Ahi-".
Pronounce: awkh
Origin: a primitive word
far off
rachowq (Hebrew #7350)
from 7368; remote, literally or figuratively, of place or time; specifically, precious; often used adverbially (with preposition)
KJV usage: (a-)far (abroad, off), long ago, of old, space, great while to come.
Pronounce: raw-khoke'
Origin: or rachoq {raw-khoke'}
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Prov. 18:24• 24A man of friends cometh to ruin;{HR}But there is a lover sticking closer than a brother. (Prov. 18:24)

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Ministry on This Verse

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2 Sam. 19:24,28• 24{i}And Mephibosheth the son of Saul came down to meet the king. Now he had neither washed his feet, nor trimmed his beard, nor washed his clothes, from the day the king departed until the day he came again in peace.{/i}
 28{i}For all my father's house were but dead men before my lord the king; and thou didst set thy servant among them that eat at thine own table. What further right therefore have I? and for what should I cry anymore to the king?{/i} (2 Sam. 19:24,28)
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2 Sam. 21:7• 7But the king spared Mephibosheth, the son of Jonathan the son of Saul, because of Jehovah's oath that was between them, {i}between David and Jonathan the son of Saul.{/i} (2 Sam. 21:7)
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1 Kings 12:6‑8• 6And king Rehoboam consulted with the old men, that stood before Solomon his father while he yet lived, and said, How do ye advise that I may answer this people?
 7And they spake unto him, saying, If thou wilt be a servant unto this people this day, and wilt serve them, and answer them, and speak good words to them, then they will be thy servants forever.
 8But he forsook the counsel of the old men, which they had given him, and consulted with the young men that were grown up with him, which stood before him. (1 Kings 12:6‑8)
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2 Chron. 24:22• 22Thus Joash the king remembered not the kindness which Jehoiada his father had done to him, but slew his son. And when he died he said, Jehovah look upon it and require it. (2 Chron. 24:22)
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Isa. 41:8‑10• 8But thou, Israel, my servant, Jacob whom I have chosen, the seed of Abraham my friend,
 9whom I have grasped from the ends of the earth, and called from its corners, and said unto thee, Thou [art] my servant; I have chosen thee, and not rejected thee.
 10Fear not, for I [am] with thee; be not dismayed, for I [am] thy God. I will strengthen thee, yea, I will help thee, yea, I will uphold thee with the right hand of my righteousness. (Isa. 41:8‑10)
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Jer. 2:5• 5{i}Thus saith Jehovah: What injustice have your fathers found in me, that they are gone far from me, and have walked after vanity, and become vain?{/i} (Jer. 2:5)
neither.
Prov. 19:7• 7All the brothers of the poor hate him;{HR}How much more do his friends go far from him?{HR}He pursueth [with] words: they are not. (Prov. 19:7)
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Job 6:21‑23• 21For truly ye are become nothing,{HR}Ye see a terror, and are dismayed.
 22Is it that I ever said, Give me,{HR}And bring presents to me from your wealth,
 23And deliver me out of the enemy’s hand,{HR}And redeem me out of the oppressor's hand? (Job 6:21‑23)
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Obad. 12‑14• 12But thou shouldest not have looked on the day of thy brother in the day that he became a stranger, neither shouldest thou have rejoiced over the children of Judah in the day of their destruction; neither shouldest thou have spoken proudly in the day of distress.
 13Thou shouldest not have entered into the gate of my people in the day of their calamity; yea, thou shouldest not have looked on their affliction in the day of their calamity, nor have laid hands on their substance in the day of their calamity.
 14Neither shouldest thou have stood in the crossway, to cut off those of his that did escape; neither shouldest thou have delivered up those of his that did remain in the day of distress. (Obad. 12‑14)
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Prov. 17:17• 17The friend loveth at all times{HR}And is a brother born for adversity. (Prov. 17:17)
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Prov. 18:24• 24A man of friends cometh to ruin;{HR}But there is a lover sticking closer than a brother. (Prov. 18:24)
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Luke 10:30‑37• 30{i}And Jesus replying said,{/i} A certain man descended from Jerusalem to Jericho {i}and{/i} fell into [the hands of] robbers, who also, having stripped him and inflicted wounds, went away, leaving him in a half-dead state.
 31And a certain priest happened to go down that way, and, seeing him, passed on to the opposite side;
 32and in like manner also a Levite, being at the spot, came and looked [at him], and passed on the opposite side.
 33But a certain Samaritan journeying, came to him; and, seeing [him], was moved with compassion,
 34and came up, and bound up his wounds, pouring in oil and wine, {i}and{/i} he put him on his own beast, and took him to [the] inn, and took care of him.
 35And on the morrow [as he left], taking out two denaria he gave them to the innkeeper, and said to him, Take care of him, and whatever thou shalt expend more, I will render to thee on my coming back.
 36Which [now] of these three seems to thee was neighbour to him that fell into [the hands of] the robbers?
 37And he said, he that showed him mercy. And Jesus said to him, Go and do thou likewise. (Luke 10:30‑37)
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Acts 23:12,23‑35• 12And when it was day the Jews, having made a combination, put themselves under a curse, saying that they would neither eat nor drink till they had killed Paul.
 23And he called unto him some two of the centurions, and said, Make ready two hundred soldiers, that they may go as far as Caesarea, and seventy horsemen, and two hundred spearmen, at the third hour of the night.
 24And [he bade them] provide beasts that they might set Paul on and bring [him] safe through to Felix the governor,
 25having written a letter in this form.
 26Claudius Lysias to the most excellent governor Felix, greeting.
 27This man when seized by the Jews and about to be slain by them, I coming up with the soldiery rescued, having learnt that he was a Roman.
 28And wishing to know thoroughly the cause for which they accused him, I brought [him] down unto their council,
 29whom I found to be accused about questions of their law, but to have no charge laid worthy of death or bonds.
 30And when it was shown to me that a plot would be against the man, I forthwith sent [him] unto thee, charging his accusers also to speak against him before thee. [Farewell].
 31The soldiers therefore, as it was commanded them, took up Paul and brought [him] by night unto Antipatris.
 32But on the morrow they left the horsemen to go with him and returned to the castle;
 33and they, when they entered into Caesarea and delivered the letter to the governor, presented Paul also to him.
 34And when he had read [it] and asked of what province he was, and understood he was of Cilicia.
 35I will hear thee fully, said he, when thine accusers also are arrived. And he commanded him to be kept in Herod's Praetorium. (Acts 23:12,23‑35)
• When grief and calamity fall suddenly, it is far better to have a tried friend like this to turn to, than to be dependent on relations, however near, who may after all lack the heart and affection that marks the other. Time and distance are powerful forces for the weakening of family ties, as many have learned to their sorrow. (“Proverbs Twenty-Seven” by H.A. Ironside)

J. N. Darby Translation

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Thine own friend, and thy father’s friend, forsake not; and go not into thy brother’s house in the day of thy calamity: better is a neighbour that is near than a brother far off.

W. Kelly Translation

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Thine own friend, and thy father’s friend, forsake not;{HR}And go not to thy brother’s house in the day of thy calamity:{HR}Better [is] a neighbour near than a brother far off.