Proverbs 18:24

A man.. special various reading called sevir reads yesh, instead of ish, which means "there is", or "there are "instead of "a man". It occurs three times: here, 2 Samuel 14:19, and Micah 6:10.

friends. Hebrew. re'im = feeders, from ra'ah to feed (Psalms 23:1, shepherd).

must shew himself friendly. who break in pieces. Hebrew. Hithipolel of ra'a' (App-44.)

there is. Hebrew. yesh, as in preceding line.

a friend. a lover (who loves "without cause"). Note the Figure of speech Paronomasia (App-6) in these words, which may be thus represented in English: "There are friends who rend us, But there is. lover who is closer than. brother. "