ASV: He that maketh many friends doeth it to his own destruction; But there is a friend that sticketh closer than a brother.
BBE: There are friends who may be a man's destruction, but there is a lover who keeps nearer than a brother.
DBY: A man of many friends will come to ruin but there is a friend that sticketh closer than a brother.
KJV: A man that hath friends must shew himself friendly: and there is a friend that sticketh closer than a brother.
JPS: There are friends that one hath to his own hurt; but there is a friend that sticketh closer than a brother.
WBS: A man that hath friends must show himself friendly: and there is a friend that sticketh closer than a brother.
WEB: A man of many companions may be ruined, but there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother.
YLT: A man with friends 'is' to show himself friendly, And there is a lover adhering more than a brother!
