- A friend loves at all times;
and a brother is born for adversity. - A man of many companions may be ruined,
but there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother. - Greater love has no one than this, that someone lay down his life for his friends.
- 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.
- See how good and how pleasant it is
for brothers to live together in unity! - He who covers an offense promotes love;
but he who repeats a matter separates best friends. - Beloved, let’s love one another, for love is of God; and everyone who loves has been born of God and knows God.
- If a man prevails against one who is alone, two shall withstand him; and a threefold cord is not quickly broken.
- A perverse man stirs up strife.
A whisperer separates close friends. - Iron sharpens iron;
so a man sharpens his friend’s countenance. - To him who is ready to faint, kindness should be shown from his friend;
even to him who forsakes the fear of the Almighty. - This commandment we have from him, that he who loves God should also love his brother.
- Two are better than one, because they have a good reward for their labor.
- Don’t be deceived! “Evil companionships corrupt good morals.”
- Don’t forsake your friend and your father’s friend.
Don’t go to your brother’s house in the day of your disaster.
A neighbor who is near is better than a distant brother. - For I long to see you, that I may impart to you some spiritual gift, to the end that you may be established; that is, that I with you may be encouraged in you, each of us by the other’s faith, both yours and mine.
- You adulterers and adulteresses, don’t you know that friendship with the world is hostility toward God? Whoever therefore wants to be a friend of the world makes himself an enemy of God.
- God sets the lonely in families.
He brings out the prisoners with singing,
but the rebellious dwell in a sun-scorched land.
Why are you in despair, my soul?
Why are you disturbed within me?
Hope in God! For I shall still praise him,
the saving help of my countenance, and my God. Cause me to hear your loving kindness in the morning,
for I trust in you.
Cause me to know the way in which I should walk,
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