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How can a friend stick closer than a brother?



      

Proverbs 18:24

ESV - 24 A man of many companions may come to ruin, but there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother.

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Shea S. Michael Houdmann Supporter Got Questions Ministries
Proverbs 18:24 teaches, "One who has unreliable friends soon comes to ruin, / but there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother." Given the fact that we normally think of blood being thicker t...

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My picture Jack Gutknecht Supporter ABC/DTS graduate, guitar music ministry Baptist church
I think the answer to this question could hinge on proximity. 

Proverbs 27:10 says (in giving advice), "Do not forsake your friend or a friend of your family, and do not go to your relative’s house when disaster strikes you— better a neighbor nearby than a relative far away." A "close neighbor" can truly be a friend, especially in times of adversity. Now that is comforting!

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