Family And Friends

He that maketh many friends doeth it to his own destruction; But there is a friend that sticketh closer than a brother.

A friend loveth at all times; And a brother is born for adversity.

This is my commandment, that ye love one another, even as I have loved you. — read the full passage →

Behold, how good and how pleasant it is For brethren to dwell together in unity!

But if any provideth not for his own, and specially his own household, he hath denied the faith, and is worse than an unbeliever.

This is my commandment, that ye love one another, even as I have loved you. — read the full passage →

In love of the brethren be tenderly affectioned one to another; in honor preferring one another;

So then, as we have opportunity, let us work that which is good toward all men, and especially toward them that are of the household of the faith.

But he answered and said unto him that told him, Who is my mother? and who are my brethren? — read the full passage →

Lo, children are a heritage of Jehovah; Andthe fruit of the womb ishisreward. — read the full passage →

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.

Iron sharpeneth iron; So a man sharpeneth the countenance of his friend.

Train up a child in the way he should go, And even when he is old he will not depart from it.

Honor thy father and thy mother, that thy days may be long in the land which Jehovah thy God giveth thee.

And if it seem evil unto you to serve Jehovah, choose you this day whom ye will serve; whether the gods which your fathers served that were beyond the River, or the gods of the Amorites, in whose land ye dwell: but as for me and my house, we will serve Jehovah.

Love suffereth long, and is kind; love envieth not; love vaunteth not itself, is not puffed up, — read the full passage →

Oh magnify Jehovah with me, And let us exalt his name together.

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

The righteous is a guide to his neighbor; But the way of the wicked causeth them to err.

And, ye fathers, provoke not your children to wrath: but nurture them in the chastening and admonition of the Lord.

Forsake her not, and she will preserve thee; Love her, and she will keep thee.

A perverse man scattereth abroad strife; And a whisperer separateth chief friends.

Be not deceived: Evil companionships corrupt good morals.

(but if a man knoweth not how to rule his own house, how shall he take care of the church of God?)

Jehovah is my shepherd; I shall not want. — read the full passage →

Put on therefore, as God’s elect, holy and beloved, a heart of compassion, kindness, lowliness, meekness, longsuffering; — read the full passage →

Therefore shall a man leave his father and his mother, and shall cleave unto his wife: and they shall be one flesh.

Ye adulteresses, know ye not that the friendship of the world is enmity with God? Whosoever therefore would be a friend of the world maketh himself an enemy of God.

Make no friendship with a man that is given to anger; And with a wrathful man thou shalt not go: — read the full passage →

He that is greedy of gain troubleth his own house; But he that hateth bribes shall live.

Walk with wise men, and thou shalt be wise; But the companion of fools shall smart for it.

Children, obey your parents in the Lord: for this is right. — read the full passage →

forbearing one another, and forgiving each other, if any man have a complaint against any; even as the Lord forgave you, so also do ye:

Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ also loved the church, and gave himself up for it;

My son, keep the commandment of thy father, And forsake not the law of thy mother:

So then ye are no more strangers and sojourners, but ye are fellow-citizens with the saints, and of the household of God,

Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends.

But the lovingkindness of Jehovah is from everlasting to everlasting upon them that fear him, And his righteousness unto children’s children; — read the full passage →

And Elijah said unto Elisha, Tarry here, I pray thee; for Jehovah hath sent me as far as Beth-el. And Elisha said, As Jehovah liveth, and as thy soul liveth, I will not leave thee. So they went down to Beth-el.

Lo, children are a heritage of Jehovah; Andthe fruit of the womb ishisreward.

And as ye would that men should do to you, do ye also to them likewise.

If there is therefore any exhortation in Christ, if any consolation of love, if any fellowship of the Spirit, if any tender mercies and compassions, — read the full passage →

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

Now when Job’s three friends heard of all this evil that was come upon him, they came every one from his own place: Eliphaz the Temanite, and Bildad the Shuhite, and Zophar the Naamathite; and they made an appointment together to come to bemoan him and to comfort him.

A wise son maketh a glad father; But a foolish man despiseth his mother.

Now I beseech you, brethren, through the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that ye all speak the same thing, and that there be no divisions among you; but that ye be perfected together in the same mind and in the same judgment.

This is my commandment, that ye love one another, even as I have loved you. — read the full passage →

For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth on him should not perish, but have eternal life.

Better is open rebuke Than love that is hidden. — read the full passage →

He that troubleth his own house shall inherit the wind; And the foolish shall be servant to the wise of heart.

No longer do I call you servants; for the servant knoweth not what his lord doeth: but I have called you friends; for all things that I heard from my Father I have made known unto you.

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

He that covereth a transgression seeketh love; But he that harpeth on a matter separateth chief friends.

If a man say, I love God, and hateth his brother, he is a liar: for he that loveth not his brother whom he hath seen, cannot love God whom he hath not seen.

Nevertheless do ye also severally love each one his own wife even as himself; and let the wife see that she fear her husband.

For this cause I bow my knees unto the Father, — read the full passage →

But now abideth faith, hope, love, these three; and the greatest of these is love.

A wise man is strong; Yea, a man of knowledge increaseth might.

And it came to pass, when he had made an end of speaking unto Saul, that the soul of Jonathan was knit with the soul of David, and Jonathan loved him as his own soul. — read the full passage →

Oil and perfume rejoice the heart; So doth the sweetness of a man’s friend that cometh of hearty counsel.

Children, obey your parents in all things, for this is well-pleasing in the Lord.

Wives, be in subjection unto your own husbands, as unto the Lord. — read the full passage →

The father of the righteous will greatly rejoice; And he that begetteth a wise child will have joy of him.

Wherefore exhort one another, and build each other up, even as also ye do.

Love suffereth long, and is kind; love envieth not; love vaunteth not itself, is not puffed up, — read the full passage →

We love, because he first loved us.

She riseth also while it is yet night, And giveth food to her household, And their task to her maidens.

Children’s children are the crown of old men; And the glory of children are their fathers.

Can a woman forget her sucking child, that she should not have compassion on the son of her womb? yea, these may forget, yet will not I forget thee. — read the full passage →

Hear counsel, and receive instruction, That thou mayest be wise in thy latter end.

For God said, Honor thy father and thy mother: and, He that speaketh evil of father or mother, let him die the death.

And these words, which I command thee this day, shall be upon thy heart; — read the full passage →

And God blessed them: and God said unto them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth, and subdue it; and have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the birds of the heavens, and over every living thing that moveth upon the earth.

If ye then, being evil, know how to give good gifts unto your children, how much more shall your heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to them that ask him?

Oh come, let us sing unto Jehovah; Let us make a joyful noise to the rock of our salvation. — read the full passage →

Beloved, now are we children of God, and it is not yet made manifest what we shall be. We know that, if he shall be manifested, we shall be like him; for we shall see him even as he is. — read the full passage →

And they said, Believe on the Lord Jesus, and thou shalt be saved, thou and thy house.

My son, hear the instruction of thy father, And forsake not the law of thy mother:

Jehovah our God be with us, as he was with our fathers: let him not leave us, nor forsake us;

And one shall say unto him, What are these wounds between thine arms? Then he shall answer, Those with which I was wounded in the house of my friends.

The wicked are overthrown, and are not; But the house of the righteous shall stand.

Then was Abner very wroth for the words of Ish-bosheth, and said, Am I a dog’s head that belongeth to Judah? This day do I show kindness unto the house of Saul thy father, to his brethren, and to his friends, and have not delivered thee into the hand of David; and yet thou chargest me this day with a fault concerning this woman.

He that dwelleth in the secret place of the Most High Shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty. — read the full passage →

And Ruth said, Entreat me not to leave thee, and to return from following after thee, for whither thou goest, I will go; and where thou lodgest, I will lodge; thy people shall be my people, and thy God my God; — read the full passage →

and thy seed shall be as the dust of the earth, and thou shalt spread abroad to the west, and to the east, and to the north, and to the south: and in thee and in thy seed shall all the families of the earth be blessed.

Children, obey your parents in the Lord: for this is right. — read the full passage →

But if any widow hath children or grandchildren, let them learn first to show piety towards their own family, and to requite their parents: for this is acceptable in the sight of God.

God setteth the solitary in families: He bringeth out the prisoners into prosperity; But the rebellious dwell in a parched land.

Beloved, let us love one another: for love is of God; and every one that loveth is begotten of God, and knoweth God.

Behold, how good and how pleasant it is For brethren to dwell together in unity! — read the full passage →

But the lovingkindness of Jehovah is from everlasting to everlasting upon them that fear him, And his righteousness unto children’s children;

Now Jehovah said unto Abram, Get thee out of thy country, and from thy kindred, and from thy father’s house, unto the land that I will show thee: — read the full passage →

Seek ye Jehovah and his strength; Seek his face evermore.

I can do all things in him that strengtheneth me.

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

She riseth also while it is yet night, And giveth food to her household, And their task to her maidens. — read the full passage →

Honor thy father and thy mother, as Jehovah thy God commanded thee; that thy days may be long, and that it may go well with thee, in the land which Jehovah thy God giveth thee.

Love suffereth long, and is kind; love envieth not; love vaunteth not itself, is not puffed up, — read the full passage →

For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth on him should not perish, but have eternal life. — read the full passage →

For I would have you know how greatly I strive for you, and for them at Laodicea, and for as many as have not seen my face in the flesh; — read the full passage →