Proverbs 27:10

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

Don't desert an old friend of your family or visit your relatives when you are in trouble. A friend nearby is better than relatives far away.

Cross References

2 Samuel 19:24

Mephibosheth, the grandson of Saul, also came to meet David. He had missed David so much that he had not taken a bath or trimmed his beard or washed his clothes the whole time David was gone.

2 Samuel 19:28

After all, you could have killed my whole family and me. But instead, you let me eat at your own table. Your Majesty, what more could I ask?”

2 Samuel 21:7

David had made a promise to Jonathan with the LORD as his witness, so he spared Jonathan's son Mephibosheth, the grandson of Saul.

Proverbs 17:17

A friend is always a friend, and relatives are born to share our troubles.

Proverbs 18:24

Some friends don't help, but a true friend is closer than your own family.

Proverbs 19:7

If you are poor, your own relatives reject you, and your friends are worse. When you really need them, they are not there.

Jeremiah 2:5

and I, the LORD, will speak. I was never unfair to your ancestors, but they left me and became worthless by following worthless idols.

Acts 23:12

The next morning more than forty Jewish men got together and vowed that they would not eat or drink anything until they had killed Paul.

Deuteronomy 22:1

If you see a cow or sheep wandering around lost, take the animal back to its owner.