A friend loveth at all times,
And a brother is born for adversity.
He that maketh many friends doeth it to his own destruction:
But there is a friend that sticketh closer than a brother.
Ointment and perfume rejoice the heart:
So doth the sweetness of a man's friend that cometh of hearty counsel.
Iron sharpeneth iron;
So a man sharpeneth the countenance of his friend.
Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends.
Ye are my friends, if ye do the things which I command you.
and the scripture was fulfilled which saith, And Abraham believed God, and it was reckoned unto him for righteousness; and he was called the friend of God.