Proverbs 18:24

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There are companions who harm one another, but there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother.

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  • Prov 17:17 : 17 A friend loves at all times, and a relative is born to help in adversity.
  • Prov 27:9 : 9 Ointment and incense make the heart rejoice, likewise the sweetness of one’s friend from sincere counsel.
  • Matt 26:49-50 : 49 Immediately he went up to Jesus and said,“Greetings, Rabbi,” and kissed him. 50 Jesus said to him,“Friend, do what you are here to do.” Then they came and took hold of Jesus and arrested him.
  • John 15:13-15 : 13 No one has greater love than this– that one lays down his life for his friends. 14 You are my friends if you do what I command you. 15 I no longer call you slaves, because the slave does not understand what his master is doing. But I have called you friends, because I have revealed to you everything I heard from my Father.
  • 1 Chr 12:38-40 : 38 All these men were warriors who were ready to march. They came to Hebron to make David king over all Israel by acclamation; all the rest of the Israelites also were in agreement that David should become king. 39 They spent three days feasting there with David, for their relatives had given them provisions. 40 Also their neighbors, from as far away as Issachar, Zebulun, and Naphtali, were bringing food on donkeys, camels, mules, and oxen. There were large supplies of flour, fig cakes, raisins, wine, olive oil, beef, and lamb, for Israel was celebrating.
  • 1 Sam 19:4-5 : 4 So Jonathan spoke on David’s behalf to his father Saul. He said to him,“The king should not sin against his servant David, for he has not sinned against you. On the contrary, his actions have been very beneficial for you. 5 He risked his life when he struck down the Philistine and the LORD gave all Israel a great victory. When you saw it, you were happy. So why would you sin against innocent blood by putting David to death for no reason?”
  • 1 Sam 30:26-31 : 26 When David came to Ziklag, he sent some of the plunder to the elders of Judah who were his friends, saying,“Here’s a gift for you from the looting of the LORD’s enemies!” 27 The gift was for those in the following locations: for those in Bethel, Ramoth Negev, and Jattir; 28 for those in Aroer, Siphmoth, Eshtemoa, 29 and Racal; for those in the cities of the Jerahmeelites and Kenites; 30 for those in Hormah, Bor Ashan, Athach, 31 and Hebron; and for those in whatever other places David and his men had traveled.
  • 2 Sam 1:26 : 26 I grieve over you, my brother Jonathan! You were very dear to me. Your love was more special to me than the love of women.
  • 2 Sam 9:1-9 : 1 David Finds Mephibosheth Then David asked,“Is anyone still left from the family of Saul, so that I may extend kindness to him for the sake of Jonathan?” 2 Now there was a servant from Saul’s house named Ziba, so he was summoned to David. The king asked him,“Are you Ziba?” He replied,“At your service.” 3 The king asked,“Is there not someone left from Saul’s family, that I may extend God’s kindness to him?” Ziba said to the king,“One of Jonathan’s sons is left; both of his feet are crippled.” 4 The king asked him,“Where is he?” Ziba told the king,“He is at the house of Makir son of Ammiel in Lo Debar.” 5 So King David had him brought from the house of Makir son of Ammiel in Lo Debar. 6 When Mephibosheth son of Jonathan, the son of Saul, came to David, he bowed low with his face toward the ground. David said,“Mephibosheth?” He replied,“Yes, at your service.” 7 David said to him,“Don’t be afraid, because I will certainly extend kindness to you for the sake of Jonathan your father. I will give back to you all the land that belonged to your grandfather Saul, and you will be a regular guest at my table.” 8 Then Mephibosheth bowed and said,“Of what importance am I, your servant, that you show regard for a dead dog like me?” 9 Then the king summoned Ziba, Saul’s attendant, and said to him,“Everything that belonged to Saul and to his entire house I hereby give to your master’s grandson. 10 You will cultivate the land for him– you and your sons and your servants. You will bring its produce and it will be food for your master’s grandson to eat. But Mephibosheth, your master’s grandson, will be a regular guest at my table.”(Now Ziba had fifteen sons and twenty servants.) 11 Ziba said to the king,“Your servant will do everything that my lord the king has instructed his servant to do.” So Mephibosheth was a regular guest at David’s table, just as though he were one of the king’s sons. 12 Now Mephibosheth had a young son whose name was Mica. All the members of Ziba’s household were Mephibosheth’s servants. 13 Mephibosheth was living in Jerusalem, for he was a regular guest at the king’s table. But both his feet were crippled.
  • 2 Sam 16:17 : 17 Absalom said to Hushai,“Do you call this loyalty to your friend? Why didn’t you go with your friend?”
  • 2 Sam 17:27-29 : 27 When David came to Mahanaim, Shobi the son of Nahash from Rabbah of the Ammonites, Makir the son of Ammiel from Lo Debar, and Barzillai the Gileadite from Rogelim 28 brought bedding, basins, and pottery utensils. They also brought food for David and all who were with him, including wheat, barley, flour, roasted grain, beans, lentils, 29 honey, curds, flocks, and cheese. For they said,“The people are no doubt hungry, tired, and thirsty there in the desert.”
  • 2 Sam 19:30-39 : 30 Mephibosheth said to the king,“Let him have the whole thing! My lord the king has returned safely to his house!” 31 Now when Barzillai the Gileadite had come down from Rogelim, he crossed the Jordan with the king so he could send him on his way from there. 32 But Barzillai was very old– eighty years old, in fact– and he had taken care of the king when he stayed in Mahanaim, for he was a very rich man. 33 So the king said to Barzillai,“Cross over with me, and I will take care of you while you are with me in Jerusalem.” 34 Barzillai replied to the king,“How many days do I have left to my life, that I should go up with the king to Jerusalem? 35 I am presently eighty years old. Am I able to discern good and bad? Can I taste what I eat and drink? Am I still able to hear the voices of male and female singers? Why should I continue to be a burden to my lord the king? 36 I will cross the Jordan with the king and go a short distance. Why should the king reward me in this way? 37 Let me return so that I may die in my own city near the grave of my father and my mother. But look, here is your servant Kimham. Let him cross over with my lord the king. Do for him whatever seems appropriate to you.” 38 The king replied,“Kimham will cross over with me, and I will do for him whatever I deem appropriate. And whatever you choose, I will do for you.” 39 So all the people crossed the Jordan, as did the king. After the king had kissed him and blessed him, Barzillai returned to his home.
  • 2 Sam 21:7 : 7 The king had mercy on Mephibosheth son of Jonathan, the son of Saul, in light of the LORD’s oath that had been taken between David and Jonathan son of Saul.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Prov 17:17-18
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    17A friend loves at all times, and a relative is born to help in adversity.

    18The one who lacks sense strikes hands in pledge, and puts up financial security for his neighbor.

  • Prov 19:4
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    4Wealth adds many friends, but a poor person is separated from his friend.

  • Prov 27:9-10
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    9Ointment and incense make the heart rejoice, likewise the sweetness of one’s friend from sincere counsel.

    10Do not forsake your friend and your father’s friend, and do not enter your brother’s house in the day of your disaster; a neighbor nearby is better than a brother far away.

  • Prov 19:6-8
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    6Many people entreat the favor of a generous person, and everyone is the friend of the person who gives gifts.

    7All the relatives of a poor person hate him; how much more do his friends avoid him– one who chases words, which are nothing.

    8The one who acquires understanding loves himself; the one who preserves understanding will prosper.

  • Prov 14:20
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    20A poor person will be disliked even by his neighbors, but those who love the rich are many.

  • Prov 27:17
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    17As iron sharpens iron, so a person sharpens his friend.

  • Prov 22:24-25
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    24Do not make friends with an angry person, and do not associate with a wrathful person,

    25lest you learn his ways and entangle yourself in a snare.

  • Prov 6:3
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    3then, my child, do this in order to deliver yourself, because you have fallen into your neighbor’s power: go, humble yourself, and appeal firmly to your neighbor.

  • Prov 18:23
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    23A poor person makes supplications, but a rich man answers harshly.

  • Prov 6:1
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    1Admonitions and Warnings against Dangerous and Destructive Acts My child, if you have made a pledge for your neighbor, if you have become a guarantor for a stranger,

  • Prov 17:9
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    9The one who forgives an offense seeks love, but whoever repeats a matter separates close friends.

  • Prov 16:28-29
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    28A perverse person spreads dissension, and a gossip separates the closest friends.

    29A violent person entices his neighbor, and then leads him down a path that is terrible.

  • Prov 27:5-6
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    5Better is open rebuke than hidden love.

    6Faithful are the wounds of a friend, but the kisses of an enemy are excessive.

  • Prov 18:16
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    16A person’s gift makes room for him, and leads him before important people.

  • Job 6:14
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    14Disappointing Friends“To the one in despair, kindness should come from his friend even if he forsakes the fear of the Almighty.

  • John 15:13-14
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    13No one has greater love than this– that one lays down his life for his friends.

    14You are my friends if you do what I command you.

  • Prov 22:11
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    11The one who loves a pure heart and whose speech is gracious– the king will be his friend.

  • Eccl 4:10
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    10For if they fall, one will help his companion up, but pity the person who falls down and has no one to help him up.

  • Luke 16:9
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    9And I tell you, make friends for yourselves by how you use worldly wealth, so that when it runs out you will be welcomed into the eternal homes.

  • Prov 27:14
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    14If someone blesses his neighbor with a loud voice early in the morning, it will be counted as a curse to him.

  • Prov 19:22
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    22What is desirable for a person is to show loyal love, and a poor person is better than a liar.

  • Luke 11:6
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    6because a friend of mine has stopped here while on a journey, and I have nothing to set before him.’

  • Prov 18:19
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    19A relative offended is harder to reach than a strong city, and disputes are like the barred gates of a fortified citadel.

  • Prov 29:5
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    5The one who flatters his neighbor spreads a net for his steps.

  • Prov 13:20
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    20The one who associates with the wise grows wise, but a companion of fools suffers harm.

  • Prov 25:17
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    17Don’t set foot too frequently in your neighbor’s house, lest he become weary of you and hate you.

  • Prov 27:19
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    19As in water the face is reflected as a face, so a person’s heart reflects the person.

  • Prov 28:23
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    23The one who reproves another will in the end find more favor than the one who flatters with the tongue.

  • Prov 18:9
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    9The one who is slack in his work is a brother to one who destroys.

  • Prov 11:15
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    15The one who has put up security for a stranger will surely have trouble, but whoever avoids shaking hands is secure.

  • Ps 55:13
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    13But it is you, a man like me, my close friend in whom I confided.

  • Ps 112:5
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    5It goes well for the one who generously lends money, and conducts his business honestly.

  • Jas 4:4
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    4Adulterers, do you not know that friendship with the world means hostility toward God? So whoever decides to be the world’s friend makes himself God’s enemy.

  • Job 6:27
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    27Yes, you would gamble for the fatherless, and auction off your friend.

  • Job 22:21
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    21“Reconcile yourself with God, and be at peace with him; in this way your prosperity will be good.

  • Mic 7:5
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    5Do not rely on a friend; do not trust a companion! Even with the one who lies in your arms, do not share secrets!