Fighting Friends

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

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

Be not deceived: Evil companionships corrupt good morals.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

fear thou not, for I am with thee; be not dismayed, for I am thy God; I will strengthen thee; yea, I will help thee; yea, I will uphold thee with the right hand of my righteousness.

If we confess our sins, he is faithful and righteous to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.

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

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

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

Fight the good fight of the faith, lay hold on the life eternal, whereunto thou wast called, and didst confess the good confession in the sight of many witnesses.

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

Jehovah will fight for you, and ye shall hold your peace.

What then shall we say to these things? If Godisfor us, whoisagainst us?

Ye shall not fear them; for Jehovah your God, he it is that fighteth for you.

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

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.

And there was given me a reed like unto a rod: and one said, Rise, and measure the temple of God, and the altar, and them that worship therein. — read the full passage →

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.

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

because the mind of the flesh is enmity against God; for it is not subject to the law of God, neither indeed can it be:

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:

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

I have fought the good fight, I have finished the course, I have kept the faith:

For no word from God shall be void of power.

Blessed be Jehovah my rock, Who teacheth my hands to war, Andmy fingers to fight:

The vision of Isaiah the son of Amoz, which he saw concerning Judah and Jerusalem, in the days of Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah, kings of Judah. — read the full passage →

Have not I commanded thee? Be strong and of good courage; be not affrighted, neither be thou dismayed: for Jehovah thy God is with thee whithersoever thou goest.

For God gave us not a spirit of fearfulness; but of power and love and discipline.

Finally, brethren, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honorable, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever things are of good report; if there be any virtue, and if there be any praise, think on these things.

For our wrestling is not against flesh and blood, but against the principalities, against the powers, against the world-rulers of this darkness, against the spiritual hosts of wickedness in the heavenly places.

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

He that loveth pureness of heart, Forthe grace of his lips the king will be his friend.

Most men will proclaim every one his own kindness; But a faithful man who can find?

above all things being fervent in your love among yourselves; for love covereth a multitude of sins: — read the full passage →

The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave him to show unto his servants, even the things which must shortly come to pass: and he sent and signified it by his angel unto his servant John;

Blessed is the man that endureth temptation; for when he hath been approved, he shall receive the crown of life, which the Lord promised to them that love him.

And ye shall hear of wars and rumors of wars; see that ye be not troubled: for these things must needs come to pass; but the end is not yet.

And I say unto you, that every idle word that men shall speak, they shall give account thereof in the day of judgment. — read the full passage →

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

a time to love, and a time to hate; a time for war, and a time for peace.

Wherefore take up the whole armor of God, that ye may be able to withstand in the evil day, and, having done all, to stand.

And we know that to them that love God all things work together for good, even to them that are called according to his purpose.

Better is open rebuke Than love that is hidden.

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

To him that is ready to faint kindness should be showed from his friend; Even to him that forsaketh the fear of the Almighty.

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

Jesus answered, My kingdom is not of this world: if my kingdom were of this world, then would my servants fight, that I should not be delivered to the Jews: but now is my kingdom not from hence.

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 →

Jehovah is my light and my salvation; Whom shall I fear? Jehovah is the strength of my life; Of whom shall I be afraid?

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.

knowing that the proving of your faith worketh patience.

In nothing be anxious; but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God. — read the full passage →

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

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.

Who hath raised up one from the east, whom he calleth in righteousness to his foot? he giveth nations before him, and maketh him rule over kings; he giveth them as the dust to his sword, as the driven stubble to his bow.

and without faith it is impossible to be well-pleasing unto him; for he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder of them that seek after him.

For where two or three are gathered together in my name, there am I in the midst of them.

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

My friends scoff at me: But mine eye poureth out tears unto God, — 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 →

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

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.

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

But flee youthful lusts, and follow after righteousness, faith, love, peace, with them that call on the Lord out of a pure heart.

I sought Jehovah, and he answered me, And delivered me from all my fears.

Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil; for thou art with me; Thy rod and thy staff, they comfort me.

If I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, but have not love, I am become sounding brass, or a clanging cymbal. — read the full passage →

For whether we live, we live unto the Lord; or whether we die, we die unto the Lord: whether we live therefore, or die, we are the Lord’s.

Wherefore if any man is in Christ, he is a new creature: the old things are passed away; behold, they are become new.

I can do all things in him that strengtheneth me.

and be ye kind one to another, tenderhearted, forgiving each other, even as God also in Christ forgave you.

I am distressed for thee, my brother Jonathan: Very pleasant hast thou been unto me: Thy love to me was wonderful, Passing the love of women.

Whence comewars and whence come fightings among you? come they not hence, even of your pleasures that war in your members?

Render to no man evil for evil. Take thought for things honorable in the sight of all men. — read the full passage →

Whence comewars and whence come fightings among you? come they not hence, even of your pleasures that war in your members? — read the full passage →

The thief cometh not, but that he may steal, and kill, and destroy: I came that they may have life, and may have it abundantly.

And I say unto you, Make to yourselves friends by means of the mammon of unrighteousness; that, when it shall fail, they may receive you into the eternal tabernacles.

To him that smiteth thee on the one cheek offer also the other; and from him that taketh away thy cloak withhold not thy coat also. — read the full passage →

but I say unto you, Resist not him that is evil: but whosoever smiteth thee on thy right cheek, turn to him the other also.

And Jehovah spake unto the fish, and it vomited out Jonah upon the dry land.

The words of Amos, who was among the herdsmen of Tekoa, which he saw concerning Israel in the days of Uzziah king of Judah, and in the days of Jeroboam the son of Joash king of Israel, two years before the earthquake. — read the full passage →

Keep silence before me, O islands; and let the peoples renew their strength: let them come near; then let them speak; let us come near together to judgment. — read the full passage →

but they that wait for Jehovah shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; they shall walk, and not faint.

The righteous cried, and Jehovah heard, And delivered them out of all their troubles.

Jehovah is a man of war: Jehovah is his name.

I have fought the good fight, I have finished the course, I have kept the faith: — read the full passage →

And the Lord’s servant must not strive, but be gentle towards all, apt to teach, forbearing,

Fight the good fight of the faith, lay hold on the life eternal, whereunto thou wast called, and didst confess the good confession in the sight of many witnesses. — read the full passage →

But I say, Walk by the Spirit, and ye shall not fulfil the lust of the flesh. — read the full passage →

And Jehovah prepared a great fish to swallow up Jonah; and Jonah was in the belly of the fish three days and three nights. — read the full passage →

Ephraim, he mixeth himself among the peoples; Ephraim is a cake not turned.

Hear the word of Jehovah, ye children of Israel; for Jehovah hath a controversy with the inhabitants of the land, because there is no truth, nor goodness, nor knowledge of God in the land. — read the full passage →

Then Jeremiah the prophet spake all these words unto Zedekiah king of Judah in Jerusalem, — read the full passage →

For Jehovah taketh pleasure in his people: He will beautify the meek with salvation.