A good neighbor is better than a distant brother/ better a neighbor that is near than a brother far off/ better a near neighbor than a distant brother
Good neighborliness is preferable to a weak bond between brothers who live far apart.
("Do not forsake your friend or your father's friend, and do not go to your brother's house on the day of your calamity. A good neighbor is better than a distant brother" — Proverbs 27:10)
Translation
Expression (Hebrew)
טוֹב שָׁכֵן קָרוֹב מֵאָח רָחוֹק
Definition (Hebrew)
שְׁכֵנוּת טוֹבָה הֶעֱדִיפָה עַל פְּנֵי קֶשֶׁר רוֹפֵף בֵּין אַחִים הַנִּמְצָאִים רְחוֹקִים זֶה מִזֶּה.
("רֵעֲךָ וְרֵעַ אָבִיךָ אַל תַּעֲזֹב, וּבֵית אָחִיךָ אַל תָּבוֹא בְּיוֹם אֵידֶךָ. טוֹב שָׁכֵן קָרוֹב מֵאָח רָחוֹק"- מִשְׁלֵי כז י)