Being A Friend

At all times is the friend loving, And a brother for adversity is born.

A froward man sendeth forth contention, A tale-bearer is separating a familiar friend.

A man with friends <FI>is<Fi> to show himself friendly, And there is a lover adhering more than a brother!

Iron by iron is sharpened, And a man sharpens the face of his friend.

greater love than this hath no one, that any one his life may lay down for his friends;

Ointment and perfume rejoice the heart, And the sweetness of one's friend--from counsel of the soul.

Be not led astray; evil communications corrupt good manners;

The two <FI>are<Fi> better than the one, in that they have a good reward by their labour. — read the full passage →

Whoso is covering transgression is seeking love, And whoso is repeating a matter Is separating a familiar friend.

wherefore, comfort ye one another, and build ye up, one the one, as also ye do.

Shew not thyself friendly with an angry man, And with a man of fury go not in, — read the full passage →

The righteous searcheth his companion, And the way of the wicked causeth them to err.

and fulfilled was the Writing that is saying, `And Abraham did believe God, and it was reckoned to him--to righteousness;' and, `Friend of God' he was called.

Better <FI>is<Fi> open reproof than hidden love. — read the full passage →

To a despiser of his friends <FI>is<Fi> shame, And the fear of the Mighty he forsaketh.

and, before all things, to one another having the earnest love, because the love shall cover a multitude of sins; — read the full passage →

Adulterers and adulteresses! have ye not known that friendship of the world is enmity with God? whoever, then, may counsel to be a friend of the world, an enemy of God he is set.

no more do I call you servants, because the servant hath not known what his lord doth, and you I have called friends, because all things that I heard from my Father, I did make known to you.

and as ye wish that men may do to you, do ye also to them in like manner;

Whoso is walking with wise men is wise, And a companion of fools suffereth evil.

in the love of brethren, to one another kindly affectioned: in the honour going before one another;

`This is my command, that ye love one another, according as I did love you; — read the full passage →

The two <FI>are<Fi> better than the one, in that they have a good reward by their labour. — read the full passage →

Faithful are the wounds of a lover, And abundant the kisses of an enemy.

Beloved, may we love one another, because the love is of God, and every one who is loving, of God he hath been begotten, and doth know God;

`This is my command, that ye love one another, according as I did love you;

And three of the friends of Job hear of all this evil that hath come upon him, and they come in each from his place--Eliphaz the Temanite, and Bildad the Shuhite, and Zophar the Naamathite--and they are met together to come in to bemoan him, and to comfort him;

and may we consider one another to provoke to love and to good works, — read the full passage →

Put on, therefore, as choice ones of God, holy and beloved, bowels of mercies, kindness, humble-mindedness, meekness, long-suffering, — read the full passage →

The two <FI>are<Fi> better than the one, in that they have a good reward by their labour.

Thine own friend, and the friend of thy father, forsake not, And the house of thy brother enter not In a day of thy calamity, Better <FI>is<Fi> a near neighbour than a brother afar off.

Whoso is loving cleanness of heart, Grace <FI>are<Fi> his lips, a king <FI>is<Fi> his friend.

draw nigh to God, and He will draw nigh to you; cleanse hands, ye sinners! and purify hearts, ye two-souled!

of one another the burdens bear ye, and so fill up the law of the Christ,

If with the tongues of men and of messengers I speak, and have not love, I have become brass sounding, or a cymbal tinkling; — read the full passage →

and that is, that I may be comforted together among you, through the faith in one another, both yours and mine.

for God did so love the world, that His Son--the only begotten--He gave, that every one who is believing in him may not perish, but may have life age-during. — read the full passage →

For if they fall, the one raiseth up his companion, but woe to the one who falleth and there is not a second to raise him up!

Mighty <FI>is<Fi> the wise in strength, And a man of knowledge is strengthening power,

Hear counsel and receive instruction, So that thou art wise in thy latter end.

A Song of the Ascents, by David. Lo, how good and how pleasant The dwelling of brethren--even together!

and Elijah saith unto Elisha, `Abide, I pray thee, here, for Jehovah hath sent me unto Beth-El;' and Elisha saith, `Jehovah liveth, and thy soul liveth, if I leave thee;' and they go down to Beth-El.

A revelation of Jesus Christ, that God gave to him, to shew to his servants what things it behoveth to come to pass quickly; and he did signify <FI>it<Fi> , having sent through his messenger to his servant John,

if we may confess our sins, stedfast He is and righteous that He may forgive us the sins, and may cleanse us from every unrighteousness;

forbearing one another, and forgiving each other, if any one with any one may have a quarrel, as also the Christ did forgive you--so also ye;

`This is my command, that ye love one another, according as I did love you; — read the full passage →

Shew not thyself friendly with an angry man, And with a man of fury go not in,

And Jehovah hath spoken unto Moses face unto face, as a man speaketh unto his friend; and he hath turned back unto the camp, and his minister Joshua, son of Nun, a youth, departeth not out of the tent.

for God did so love the world, that His Son--the only begotten--He gave, that every one who is believing in him may not perish, but may have life age-during.

And if the one strengthen himself, the two stand against him; and the threefold cord is not hastily broken.

My interpreter <FI>is<Fi> my friend, Unto God hath mine eye dropped: — read the full passage →

and become one to another kind, tender-hearted, forgiving one another, according as also God in Christ did forgive you.

in the love of brethren, to one another kindly affectioned: in the honour going before one another; — read the full passage →

Better <FI>is<Fi> open reproof than hidden love.

As I have been in days of my maturity, And the counsel of God upon my tent.

My interpreter <FI>is<Fi> my friend, Unto God hath mine eye dropped:

and this <FI>is<Fi> the command we have from Him, that he who is loving God, may also love his brother.

Let no corrupt word out of your mouth go forth, but what is good unto the needful building up, that it may give grace to the hearers;

And I call upon you, brethren, through the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that the same thing ye may all say, and there may not be divisions among you, and ye may be perfected in the same mind, and in the same judgment,

to rejoice with the rejoicing, and to weep with the weeping,

for I long to see you, that I may impart to you some spiritual gift, that ye may be established; — read the full passage →

ye are my friends, if ye may do whatever I command you;

`This is my command, that ye love one another, according as I did love you; — read the full passage →

Jesus saith to him, `I am the way, and the truth, and the life, no one doth come unto the Father, if not through me;

Jesus answered and said to him, `Verily, verily, I say to thee, If any one may not be born from above, he is not able to see the reign of God;'

for where there are two or three gathered together--to my name, there am I in the midst of them.'

--And thou, O Israel, My servant, Jacob, whom I have chosen, Seed of Abraham, My lover,

Shew not thyself friendly with an angry man, And with a man of fury go not in, — read the full passage →

A fool delighteth not in understanding, But--in uncovering his heart.

God--causing the lonely to dwell at home, Bringing out bound ones into prosperity, Only--the refractory have inhabited a dry place.

I am in distress for thee, my brother Jonathan, Very pleasant wast thou to me; Wonderful was thy love to me, Above the love of women!

And it cometh to pass, when he finisheth to speak unto Saul, that the soul of Jonathan hath been bound to the soul of David, and Jonathan loveth him as his own soul. — read the full passage →

And Ruth saith, `Urge me not to leave thee--to turn back from after thee; for whither thou goest I go, and where thou lodgest I lodge; thy people <FI>is<Fi> my people, and thy God my God. — read the full passage →

And she goeth out from the place where she hath been, and her two daughters-in-law with her, and they go in the way to turn back unto the land of Judah.

Lo, he doth come with the clouds, and see him shall every eye, even those who did pierce him, and wail because of him shall all the tribes of the land. Yes! Amen!

A revelation of Jesus Christ, that God gave to him, to shew to his servants what things it behoveth to come to pass quickly; and he did signify <FI>it<Fi> , having sent through his messenger to his servant John, — read the full passage →

he who is not loving did not know God, because God is love.

See ye what love the Father hath given to us, that children of God we may be called; because of this the world doth not know us, because it did not know Him;

and, before all things, to one another having the earnest love, because the love shall cover a multitude of sins;

And faith is of things hoped for a confidence, of matters not seen a conviction, — read the full passage →

and having put on the new, which is renewed in regard to knowledge, after the image of Him who did create him;

therefore, then, as we have opportunity, may we work the good to all, and especially unto those of the household of the faith.

greater love than this hath no one, that any one his life may lay down for his friends; — read the full passage →

these things I have spoken to you, that my joy in you may remain, and your joy may be full.

According as the Father did love me, I also loved you, remain in my love;

every branch in me not bearing fruit, He doth take it away, and every one bearing fruit, He doth cleanse by pruning it, that it may bear more fruit;

that which hath been born of the flesh is flesh, and that which hath been born of the Spirit is spirit.

`And if thy brother may sin against thee, go and show him his fault between thee and him alone, if he may hear thee, thou didst gain thy brother;

The rich over the poor ruleth, And a servant <FI>is<Fi> the borrower to the lender.

Thorns--snares <FI>are<Fi> in the way of the perverse, Whoso is keeping his soul is far from them.

Better <FI>is<Fi> a dry morsel, and rest with it, Than a house full of the sacrifices of strife. — read the full passage →

When a man's ways please Jehovah, even his enemies, He causeth to be at peace with him.

Without counsels do a people fall, And deliverance <FI>is<Fi> in a multitude of counsellors.

`Art not Thou our God? Thou hast dispossessed the inhabitants of this land from before Thy people Israel, and dost give it to the seed of Abraham Thy friend to the age,

And Ruth saith, `Urge me not to leave thee--to turn back from after thee; for whither thou goest I go, and where thou lodgest I lodge; thy people <FI>is<Fi> my people, and thy God my God.

lo, I have stood at the door, and I knock; if any one may hear my voice, and may open the door, I will come in unto him, and will sup with him, and he with me.

that which we have seen and heard declare we to you, that ye also may have fellowship with us, and our fellowship <FI>is<Fi> with the Father, and with His Son Jesus Christ;

Christ, then, having suffered for us in the flesh, ye also with the same mind arm yourselves, because he who did suffer in the flesh hath done with sin, — read the full passage →

ye ask, and ye receive not, because evilly ye ask, that in your pleasures ye may spend <FI>it<Fi> .

to Timotheus, beloved child: Grace, kindness, peace, from God the Father, and Christ Jesus our Lord! — read the full passage →