Pro 18:24 | JFB | STEP | 24. A man . . . friendly —better, "A man . . . (is) to, or, may triumph ( ), or, shout for joy ( ), that is, may congratulate himself." Indeed, there is a Friend who is better than a brother; such is the "Friend of sinners" [ ], who may have been before the writer's mind.

Proverbs 18:24

24. A man . . . friendly—better, "A man . . . (is) to, or, may triumph (Ps 108:9), or, shout for joy (Ps 5:11), that is, may congratulate himself." Indeed, there is a Friend who is better than a brother; such is the "Friend of sinners" [Mt 11:19; Lu 7:34], who may have been before the writer's mind.