You adulterers and adulteresses, don’t you know that friendship with the world is hostility toward God? Whoever therefore wants to be a friend of the world makes himself an enemy of God.

A perverse man stirs up strife. A whisperer separates close friends.

This commandment we have from him, that he who loves God should also love his brother.

Two are better than one, because they have a good reward for their labor.

Iron sharpens iron; so a man sharpens his friend’s countenance.

If a man prevails against one who is alone, two shall withstand him; and a threefold cord is not quickly broken.

Beloved, let’s love one another, for love is of God; and everyone who loves has been born of God and knows God.

For if they fall, the one will lift up his fellow; but woe to him who is alone when he falls, and doesn’t have another to lift him up.

Greater love has no one than this, that someone lay down his life for his friends.

God sets the lonely in families. He brings out the prisoners with singing, but the rebellious dwell in a sun-scorched land.

He who covers an offense promotes love; but he who repeats a matter separates best friends.

Don’t forsake your friend and your father’s friend. Don’t go to your brother’s house in the day of your disaster. A neighbor who is near is better than a distant brother.

A man of many companions may be ruined, but there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother.

A friend loves at all times; and a brother is born for adversity.

Don’t be deceived! “Evil companionships corrupt good morals.”

For I long to see you, that I may impart to you some spiritual gift, to the end that you may be established; that is, that I with you may be encouraged in you, each of us by the other’s faith, both yours and mine.

See how good and how pleasant it is for brothers to live together in unity!

To him who is ready to faint, kindness should be shown from his friend; even to him who forsakes the fear of the Almighty.