Abandoning Friends

A man of many companions may be ruined, but there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother.

Don’t forsake your friend and your father’s friend. Don’t go to your brother’s house in the day of your disaster: better is a neighbor who is near than a distant brother.

A friend loves at all times; and a brother is born for adversity.

Yes, my own familiar friend, in whom I trusted, who ate bread with me, has lifted up his heel against me.

For it was not an enemy who insulted me, then I could have endured it. Neither was it he who hated me who raised himself up against me, then I would have hidden myself from him. — read the full passage →

Wealth adds many friends, but the poor is separated from his friend.

Then Jesus said to them, “All of you will be made to stumble because of me tonight, for it is written, ‘I will strike the shepherd, and the sheep of the flock will be scattered.’ — read the full passage →

The poor person is shunned even by his own neighbor, but the rich person has many friends.

Greater love has no one than this, that someone lay down his life for his friends.

Don’t be deceived! “Evil companionships corrupt good morals.”

My relatives have gone away. My familiar friends have forgotten me.

When my father and my mother forsake me, then Yahweh will take me up.

But as it is, I wrote to you not to associate with anyone who is called a brother who is a sexual sinner, or covetous, or an idolater, or a slanderer, or a drunkard, or an extortionist. Don’t even eat with such a person.

At my first defense, no one came to help me, but all left me. May it not be held against them.

Jonathan caused David to swear again, for the love that he had to him; for he loved him as he loved his own soul.

If anyone comes to you, and doesn’t bring this teaching, don’t receive him into your house, and don’t welcome him, — read the full passage →

“What do you think? If a man has one hundred sheep, and one of them goes astray, doesn’t he leave the ninety-nine, go to the mountains, and seek that which has gone astray? — read the full passage →

My lovers and my friends stand aloof from my plague. My kinsmen stand far away.

Greater love has no one than this, that someone lay down his life for his friends. — read the full passage →

While he was still speaking, behold, a multitude, and he who was called Judas, one of the twelve, was leading them. He came near to Jesus to kiss him. — read the full passage →

All the relatives of the poor shun him: how much more do his friends avoid him! He pursues them with pleas, but they are gone.

that they may know that you alone, whose name is Yahweh, are the Most High over all the earth.

“He has put my brothers far from me. My acquaintances are wholly estranged from me. — read the full passage →

One who walks with wise men grows wise, but a companion of fools suffers harm.

Two are better than one, because they have a good reward for their labor. — read the full passage →

Faithful are the wounds of a friend; although the kisses of an enemy are profuse.

Many will entreat the favor of a ruler, and everyone is a friend to a man who gives gifts. — read the full passage →

When the Pharisees saw it, they said to his disciples, “Why does your teacher eat with tax collectors and sinners?” — read the full passage →

But I have this against you, that you left your first love.

But all this has happened, that the Scriptures of the prophets might be fulfilled.” Then all the disciples left him, and fled.

“He has put my brothers far from me. My acquaintances are wholly estranged from me. — read the full passage →

A perverse man stirs up strife. A whisperer separates close friends.

Be free from the love of money, content with such things as you have, for he has said, “I will in no way leave you, neither will I in any way forsake you.”

Be careful. If your brother sins against you, rebuke him. If he repents, forgive him. — read the full passage →

Don’t be unequally yoked with unbelievers, for what fellowship have righteousness and iniquity? Or what fellowship has light with darkness? — read the full passage →

“To him who is ready to faint, kindness should be shown from his friend; even to him who forsakes the fear of the Almighty.

You have not left your brothers these many days to this day, but have performed the duty of the commandment of Yahweh your God.

Every Scripture is God-breathed and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for instruction in righteousness,

Yahweh God said, “It is not good for the man to be alone. I will make him a helper comparable to him.”

For I am persuaded, that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor things present, nor things to come, nor powers, — read the full passage →

For if they fall, the one will lift up his fellow; but woe to him who is alone when he falls, and doesn’t have another to lift him up.

All my familiar friends abhor me. They whom I loved have turned against me.

Jesus answered, “A certain man was going down from Jerusalem to Jericho, and he fell among robbers, who both stripped him and beat him, and departed, leaving him half dead. — read the full passage →

They seized him, and led him away, and brought him into the high priest’s house. But Peter followed from a distance. — read the full passage →

However, what things were gain to me, these have I counted loss for Christ. — read the full passage →

If you were of the world, the world would love its own. But because you are not of the world, since I chose you out of the world, therefore the world hates you. — read the full passage →

“For if you forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you. — read the full passage →

Jonathan, Saul’s son, arose, and went to David into the woods, and strengthened his hand in God. — read the full passage →

Depart from me, you evildoers, that I may keep the commandments of my God. — read the full passage →

Rejoice with those who rejoice. Weep with those who weep.

Or how can you tell your brother, ‘Brother, let me remove the speck of chaff that is in your eye,’ when you yourself don’t see the beam that is in your own eye? You hypocrite! First remove the beam from your own eye, and then you can see clearly to remove the speck of chaff that is in your brother’s eye. — read the full passage →

But if anyone doesn’t provide for his own, and especially his own household, he has denied the faith, and is worse than an unbeliever.

When one member suffers, all the members suffer with it. Or when one member is honored, all the members rejoice with it.

In love of the brothers be tenderly affectionate one to another; in honor preferring one another;

I tell you, make for yourselves friends by means of unrighteous mammon, so that when you fail, they may receive you into the eternal tents.

Wash yourselves, make yourself clean. Put away the evil of your doings from before my eyes. Cease to do evil. — read the full passage →

A perverse heart will be far from me. I will have nothing to do with evil. — read the full passage →

Jonathan, Saul’s son, arose, and went to David into the woods, and strengthened his hand in God. — read the full passage →

When he had made an end of speaking to Saul, the soul of Jonathan was knit with the soul of David, and Jonathan loved him as his own soul. — read the full passage →

If a man says, “I love God,” and hates his brother, he is a liar; for he who doesn’t love his brother whom he has seen, how can he love God whom he has not seen?

You are my friends, if you do whatever I command you.

“I am the true vine, and my Father is the farmer. — read the full passage →

Peace I leave with you. My peace I give to you; not as the world gives, give I to you. Don’t let your heart be troubled, neither let it be fearful. — read the full passage →

You will be handed over even by parents, brothers, relatives, and friends. They will cause some of you to be put to death. — read the full passage →

Jesus said to him, “Friend, why are you here?” Then they came and laid hands on Jesus, and took him. — read the full passage →

Your word is a lamp to my feet, and a light for my path.

When Hushai the Archite, David’s friend, had come to Absalom, Hushai said to Absalom, “Long live the king! Long live the king!” — read the full passage →

Bear one another’s burdens, and so fulfill the law of Christ.

Brothers, even if a man is caught in some fault, you who are spiritual must restore such a one in a spirit of gentleness; looking to yourself so that you also aren’t tempted. — read the full passage →

that the blessing of Abraham might come on the Gentiles through Christ Jesus; that we might receive the promise of the Spirit through faith.

When he had removed him, he raised up David to be their king, to whom he also testified, ‘I have found David the son of Jesse, a man after my heart, who will do all my will.’

“Which of you men, if you had one hundred sheep, and lost one of them, wouldn’t leave the ninety-nine in the wilderness, and go after the one that was lost, until he found it?

and the two will become one flesh,so that they are no longer two, but one flesh. — read the full passage →

But Peter answered him, “Even if all will be made to stumble because of you, I will never be made to stumble.”

“If your brother sins against you, go, show him his fault between you and him alone. If he listens to you, you have gained back your brother. — read the full passage →

Take heed everyone of his neighbor, and don’t trust in any brother; for every brother will utterly supplant, and every neighbor will go about with slanders. — read the full passage →

“For, behold, I create new heavens and a new earth; and the former things shall not be remembered, nor come into mind. — read the full passage →

Kings shall be your nursing fathers, and their queens your nursing mothers: they shall bow down to you with their faces to the earth, and lick the dust of your feet; and you shall know that I am Yahweh; and those who wait for me shall not be disappointed.”

Sing, heavens; and be joyful, earth; and break out into singing, mountains: for Yahweh has comforted his people, and will have compassion on his afflicted. — read the full passage →

Iron sharpens iron; so a man sharpens his friend’s countenance.

Amaziah was twenty-five years old when he began to reign; and he reigned twenty-nine years in Jerusalem: and his mother’s name was Jehoaddan, of Jerusalem. — read the full passage →

You see that faith worked with his works, and by works faith was perfected; — read the full passage →

For through him we both have our access in one Spirit to the Father. — read the full passage →

Therefore if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old things have passed away. Behold, all things have become new.

He was in the world, and the world was made through him, and the world didn’t recognize him. — read the full passage →

The Son of Man came eating and drinking, and they say, ‘Behold, a gluttonous man and a drunkard, a friend of tax collectors and sinners!’ But wisdom is justified by her children.”

He who loves purity of heart and speaks gracefully is the king’s friend. — read the full passage →

My son, if sinners entice you, don’t consent. — read the full passage →

Enter into his gates with thanksgiving, into his courts with praise. Give thanks to him, and bless his name. — read the full passage →

But whoever has the world’s goods, and sees his brother in need, and closes his heart of compassion against him, how does the love of God remain in him?

Therefore, holy brothers, partakers of a heavenly calling, consider the Apostle and High Priest of our confession, Jesus; — read the full passage →

each of you not just looking to his own things, but each of you also to the things of others.

that there should be no division in the body, but that the members should have the same care for one another. — read the full passage →

Let no one seek his own, but each one his neighbor’s good.

If then, you have to judge things pertaining to this life, do you set them to judge who are of no account in the assembly? — read the full passage →

Peter opened his mouth and said, “Truly I perceive that God doesn’t show favoritism; — read the full passage →

The Lord turned, and looked at Peter. Then Peter remembered the Lord’s word, how he said to him, “Before the rooster crows you will deny me three times.” — read the full passage →

He said, “A certain man had two sons. — read the full passage →

“Which of you men, if you had one hundred sheep, and lost one of them, wouldn’t leave the ninety-nine in the wilderness, and go after the one that was lost, until he found it? — read the full passage →

Jesus said, “Most certainly I tell you, there is no one who has left house, or brothers, or sisters, or father, or mother, or wife, or children, or land, for my sake, and for the sake of the Good News, — read the full passage →