A friend in need is a friend indeed

Cultural  

1. A friend who helps out when we are in trouble is a true friend — unlike others who disappear when trouble arises.

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Example Sentences

"A friend in need is a friend indeed," he said.

From Reuters • Sep. 28, 2022

A friend in need is a friend indeed, and this friend is handsome as well as kind, although there is a little something or other, a suppressed vindictiveness, about his expression, that repels her.

From Molly Bawn by Hamilton, Margaret Wolfe

"A friend in need is a friend indeed," said he.

From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 17, No. 103, May, 1866 by Various

"A friend in need is a friend indeed," cried the king; "a thousand thousand thanks!"

From Hindu Tales from the Sanskrit by Mitra, Siddha Mohana

A friend in need is a friend indeed, Mr. Arbuthnot, as your English saying has it.

From Mrs. Fitz by Snaith, J. C.