Sunday, August 07, 2016

FRIENDSHIP DAY SPECIAL BIBLE VERSES

IMPORTANCE OF FRIENDSHIP:

Ecclesiastes 4:9-10
Two are better than one because they have a good return for their labor. For if either of them falls, the one will lift up his companion. But woe to the one who falls when there is not another to lift him up.

Proverbs 27:17
Iron sharpens iron, So one man sharpens another.

Proverbs 27:9
Oil and perfume make the heart glad, So a man's counsel is sweet to his friend.

Proverbs 20:6
Many a man proclaims his own loyalty, But who can find a trustworthy man?

Proverbs 27:5-6
Better is open rebuke Than love that is concealed. Faithful are the wounds of a friend, But deceitful are the kisses of an enemy.


HOW TO CHOOSE FRIENDS:

Proverbs 12:26
The righteous is a guide to his neighbor, But the way of the wicked leads them astray.

Proverbs 13:20
He who walks with wise men will be wise, But the companion of fools will suffer harm.

Proverbs 22:24-25
Do not associate with a man given to anger; Or go with a hot-tempered man, Or you will learn his ways And find a snare for yourself.

1 Corinthians 15:33
Do not be deceived: "Bad company corrupts good morals."


HOW TO TREAT FRIENDS:

Proverbs 16:28
A perverse man spreads strife, And a slanderer separates intimate friends.

Proverbs 17:9
He who conceals a transgression seeks love, But he who repeats a matter separates intimate friends.

Proverbs 17:17
A friend loves at all times, And a brother is born for adversity.

Proverbs 18:24
A man of too many friends comes to ruin, But there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother.

1 Corinthians 10:24
Let no one seek his own good, but that of his neighbor.

John 15:13
"Greater love has no one than this, that one lay down his life for his friends.


Jesus: You are my friends if you do what I command. John 15:14.