Albert Barnes Commentary Proverbs 27:10

"Thine own friend, and thy father`s friend, forsake not; And go not to thy brother`s house in the day of thy calamity: Better is a neighbor that is near than a brother far off." — Proverbs 27:10 (ASV)

Better is a neighbor who is really near in heart and spirit, than a brother who though closer by blood, is far off in feeling.