Proverbs 27:10 meaning and explanation
Do not forsake your friend or your father’s friend, and do not go to your brother’s house in the day of your calamity; better a neighbor nearby than a brother far away.
Proverbs 27:10, Berean Standard Bible
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This saying comes from a collection of wisdom instructions in Proverbs 27, addressed to a hearer as a son and drawing on ordinary village life. It urges loyalty to a family friend across generations, and it warns against assuming that a relative will always be the one to help.
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