Proverbs: The Wisdom of God for Everyday Life
Proverbs: The Wisdom of God for Everyday Life Choosing Friends Wisely
Proverbs 25:17 Let your foot rarely be in your neighbor s house, Or he will become weary of you and hate you.
Proverbs 25:17 Let your foot rarely be in your neighbor s house, Or he will become weary of you and hate you. Proverbs 27:14 He who blesses his friend with a loud voice early in the morning, it will be reckoned a curse to him.
The Hebrew word for friend is rea, which can also be translated neighbor.
Proverbs 13:20 He who walks with wise men will be wise, But the companion of fools will suffer harm.
Proverbs 13:20 He who walks with wise men will be wise, But the companion of fools will suffer harm. 1. A good friend is a wise friend
Proverbs 3:28-29 Do not say to your neighbor, Go, and come back, And tomorrow I will give it, When you have it with you. Do not devise harm against your neighbor, While he lives securely beside you.
Proverbs 3:28-29 Do not say to your neighbor, Go, and come back, And tomorrow I will give it, When you have it with you. Do not devise harm against your neighbor, While he lives securely beside you. 2. A good friend is quick to share 3. A good friend will not betray your trust
Proverbs 11:12 He who despises his neighbor lacks sense, But a man of understanding keeps silent.
Proverbs 11:12 He who despises his neighbor lacks sense, But a man of understanding keeps silent. 4. A good friend knows when to not speak.
Proverbs 12:26 The righteous is a guide to his neighbor, But the way of the wicked leads them astray.
Proverbs 12:26 The righteous is a guide to his neighbor, But the way of the wicked leads them astray. 5. A good friend is a good influence.
Proverbs 17:17 A friend loves at all times, And a brother is born for adversity.
Proverbs 17:17 A friend loves at all times, And a brother is born for adversity. 6. A good friend is loyal
Proverbs 19:4 Wealth adds many friends, But a poor man is separated from his friend.
Proverbs 19:4 Wealth adds many friends, But a poor man is separated from his friend. 7. A good friend is more than a fair weather friend
Proverbs 19:6 Many will seek the favor of a generous man, And every man is a friend to him who gives gifts.
Proverbs 19:6 Many will seek the favor of a generous man, And every man is a friend to him who gives gifts. 8. A good friend won t abuse your generosity.
Proverbs 27:6 Faithful are the wounds of a friend, But deceitful are the kisses of an enemy.
Proverbs 27:6 Faithful are the wounds of a friend, But deceitful are the kisses of an enemy. 9. A good friend loves you enough to tell you the truth.
Proverbs 18:24 A man of too many friends comes to ruin, But there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother.
Proverbs 18:24 A man of too many friends comes to ruin, But there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother. 10. Better to have one good friend than a thousand bad ones.
John 15:13-15 Greater love has no one than this, that one lay down his life for his friends. You are My friends if you do what I command you. No longer do I call you slaves, for the slave does not know what his master is doing; but I have called you friends, for all things that I have heard from My Father I have made known to you.
How do your friends line up with these 10 characteristics?
How do you line up with these 10 characteristics?
1. A good friend is a wise friend 2. A good friend is quick to share 3. A good friend will not betray your trust 4. A good friend knows when to not speak. 5. A good friend is a good influence. 6. A good friend is loyal 7. A good friend is more than a fair weather friend 8. A good friend won t abuse your generosity. 9. A good friend loves you enough to tell you the truth. 10. Better to have one good friend than a thousand bad ones.