Proverbs 27:10
Proverbs · Old Testament · Chapter 27
“Thine own friend, and thy father’s friend, forsake not; neither go into thy brother’s house in the day of thy calamity: for better is a neighbour that is near than a brother far off.”Proverbs 27:10
What Does Proverbs 27:10 Mean?
Proverbs 27:10 is found in the book of Proverbs, chapter 27, verse 10 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 20 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Key themes in this passage include Friendship.
Cross-References (20)
These passages are connected to Proverbs 27:10 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Proverbs 18:24“A man that hath friends must shew himself friendly: and there is a friend that sticketh closer than a brother.”Luke 10:33“But a certain Samaritan, as he journeyed, came where he was: and when he saw him, he had compassion on him,”2 Samuel 9:1“And David said, Is there yet any that is left of the house of Saul, that I may shew him kindness for Jonathan’s sake?”Proverbs 17:17“A friend loveth at all times, and a brother is born for adversity.”1 Kings 12:6“And 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?”Luke 10:30“And Jesus answering said, A certain man went down from Jerusalem to Jericho, and fell among thieves, which stripped him of his raiment, and wounded him, and departed, leaving him half dead.”Proverbs 19:7“All the brethren of the poor do hate him: how much more do his friends go far from him? he pursueth them with words, yet they are wanting to him.”Obadiah 1:12“But 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.”Luke 10:32“And likewise a Levite, when he was at the place, came and looked on him, and passed by on the other side.”Genesis 13:11“Then Lot chose him all the plain of Jordan; and Lot journeyed east: and they separated themselves the one from the other.”Ruth 2:22“And Naomi said unto Ruth her daughter in law, It is good, my daughter, that thou go out with his maidens, that they meet thee not in any other field.”2 Samuel 19:24“And Mephibosheth the son of Saul came down to meet the king, and had neither dressed his feet, nor trimmed his beard, nor washed his clothes, from the day the king departed until the day he came again in peace.”1 Kings 2:7“But shew kindness unto the sons of Barzillai the Gileadite, and let them be of those that eat at thy table: for so they came to me when I fled because of Absalom thy brother.”Job 6:21“For now ye are nothing; ye see my casting down, and are afraid.”2 Samuel 21:7“But the king spared Mephibosheth, the son of Jonathan the son of Saul, because of the LORD’s oath that was between them, between David and Jonathan the son of Saul.”2 Chronicles 10:6“And king Rehoboam took counsel with the old men that had stood before Solomon his father while he yet lived, saying, What counsel give ye me to return answer to this people?”2 Samuel 19:28“For all of my father’s house were but dead men before my lord the king: yet didst thou set thy servant among them that did eat at thine own table. What right therefore have I yet to cry any more unto the king?”2 Chronicles 24:22“Thus 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, The LORD look upon it, and require it.”Job 2:11“Now when Job’s three friends heard of all this evil that was come upon him, they came every one from his own place; Eliphaz the Temanite, and Bildad the Shuhite, and Zophar the Naamathite: for they had made an appointment together to come to mourn with him and to comfort him.”Isaiah 41:8“But thou, Israel, art my servant, Jacob whom I have chosen, the seed of Abraham my friend.”
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