The Bible speaks a lot about true friendship. Jesus himself had faithful friends who undertook his holy duty and spread Christianity over the world after his resurrection. This is why if you have true friends, you should be thankful to the Lord for having such people around you.
A man of many companions may come to ruin, but there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother.- Proverbs 18:24
This saying means that if you have many friends but no best one, you have none in fact. Still, if you have that friend who’s close as a brother to you, then you should thank the Lord for having such a person close to you.
This is my commandment, that you love one another as I have loved you. Greater love has no one than this, that someone lay down his life for his friends. – John 15:12-13
Having a friend is great but it’s even greater to be a friend who’s ready to give their life for friends. It’s a great honor from the Lord to have trustful friends and it’s another honor to sacrifice even your life for them.
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Faithful are the wounds of a friend; profuse are the kisses of an enemy. – Proverbs 27:6
Here in a very metaphoric sense, a deep meaning is conveyed. A friend can do pain sometimes and it’s hard to bear but even this pain caused by a true person is better than a caress from an enemy.
Do not be deceived: “Bad company ruins good morals.” – 1 Corinthians 15:33
Thank the Lord for having true friends who help you find your way towards the light. Thank the Lord for He keeps you away from bad people who would ruin your soul with their own vices. Praise the Lord for having good friends when you need them.
A dishonest man spreads strife, and a whisperer separates close friends. – Proverbs 16:28
There are envious evil people who do everything they can to ruin other people’s friendship and other relationships. Thank the Lord that you still have your friends, that you love each other and that nobody can separate you with their evil gossiping.
Whoever walks with the wise becomes wise, but the companion of fools will suffer harm. – Proverbs 13:20
This saying teaches you to thank the Lord that you are surrounded with wise people only, that you are not treated as a fool and that no fools can ever harm you. Having good friends and wise ones at that is a real blessing.
Two are better than one, because they have a good reward for their toil. For if they fall, one will lift up his fellow. But woe to him who is alone when he falls and has not another to lift him up! – Ecclesiastes 4:9-10
Being alone is always worse than having friends because a true friend is always by your side and can help you up when you are falling. Thank the Lord for having your friends by your side, for being so blessed to have them close to you.
These are some thankful Bible quotes with a very deep meaning. Say them out aloud when you are thanking the Lord for everything you have in your life: for your friends, your loved ones, for their love and for their devotion. May you always be blessed with this love!
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