Friday, August 17, 2007
"Friends" found in the Bible Book of Proverbs (NIV)
My search found 172 mentioned in the NIV Bible. These are the ones from Proverbs.*
- Proverbs 12:26
A righteous man is cautious in friendship, but the way of the wicked leads them astray.
Proverbs 12:25-27 (in Context) Proverbs 12 (Whole Chapter)
. - Proverbs 14:20
The poor are shunned even by their neighbors, but the rich have many friends.
Proverbs 14:19-21 (in Context) Proverbs 14 (Whole Chapter)
. - Proverbs 16:28
A perverse man stirs up dissension, and a gossip separates close friends.
Proverbs 16:27-29 (in Context) Proverbs 16 (Whole Chapter)
. - Proverbs 17:9
He who covers over an offense promotes love, but whoever repeats the matter separates close friends.
Proverbs 17:8-10 (in Context) Proverbs 17 (Whole Chapter)
. - Proverbs 17:17
A friend loves at all times, and a brother is born for adversity.
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Proverbs 17:16-18 (in Context) Proverbs 17 (Whole Chapter) - Proverbs 18:24
A man of many companions may come to ruin, but there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother.
Proverbs 18:23-24 (in Context) Proverbs 18 (Whole Chapter)
. - Proverbs 19:4
Wealth brings many friends, but a poor man's friend deserts him.
Proverbs 19:3-5 (in Context) Proverbs 19 (Whole Chapter)
. - Proverbs 19:6
Many curry favor with a ruler, and everyone is the friend of a man who gives gifts.
Proverbs 19:5-7 (in Context) Proverbs 19 (Whole Chapter)
. - Proverbs 19:7
A poor man is shunned by all his relatives— how much more do his friends avoid him! Though he pursues them with pleading, they are nowhere to be found.
Proverbs 19:6-8 (in Context) Proverbs 19 (Whole Chapter)
. - Proverbs 22:11
He who loves a pure heart and whose speech is gracious will have the king
for his friend.
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Proverbs 22:10-12 (in Context) Proverbs 22 (Whole Chapter) - Proverbs 22:24
Do not make friends with a hot-tempered man, do not associate with one easily angered,
Proverbs 22:23-25 (in Context) Proverbs 22 (Whole Chapter)
. - Proverbs 27:6
Wounds from a friend can be trusted, but an enemy multiplies kisses.
Proverbs 27:5-7 (in Context) Proverbs 27 (Whole Chapter)
. - Proverbs 27:9
Perfume and incense bring joy to the heart, and the pleasantness of one's friend springs from his earnest counsel.
Proverbs 27:8-10 (in Context) Proverbs 27 (Whole Chapter)
. - Proverbs 27:10
Do not forsake your friend and the friend of your father, and do not go to your brother's house when disaster strikes you— better a neighbor nearby than a brother far away.
Proverbs 27:9-11 (in Context) Proverbs 27 (Whole Chapter)
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*Excerped from my search of BibleGateway.com (link)
Labels: Advice, Bible, Proverbs
