A friend loves at all times,
and a brother is born for a time of adversity.
One who has unreliable friends soon comes to ruin,
but there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother.
Perfume and incense bring joy to the heart,
and the pleasantness of a friend
springs from their heartfelt advice.
As iron sharpens iron,
so one person sharpens another.
Greater love has no-one than this: to lay down one’s life for one’s friends.
You are my friends if you do what I command.
And the scripture was fulfilled that says, ‘Abraham believed God, and it was credited to him as righteousness,’ and he was called God’s friend.