Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
Thine own friend, and thy father's friend, forsake not; neither go into thy brother's house in the day of thy calamity: for better is a neighbour that is near than a brother far off.
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2 Samuel 19:24
And Mephibosheth son of Saul hath come down to meet the king -- and he prepared not his feet, nor did he prepare his upper lip, yea, his garments he washed not, even from the day of the going away of the king, till the day that he came in peace --
2 Samuel 21:7
and the king hath pity on Mephibosheth son of Jonathan, son of Saul, because of the oath of Jehovah that is between them, between David and Jonathan son of Saul;
1 Kings 12:6
And king Rehoboam consulteth with the elders who have been standing in the presence of Solomon his father, in his being alive, saying, 'How are ye counselling to answer this people?'
2 Chronicles 24:22
and Joash the king hath not remembered the kindness that Jehoiada his father did with him, and slayeth his son, and in his death he said, 'Jehovah doth see, and require.'
Isaiah 41:8
-- And thou, O Israel, My servant, Jacob, whom I have chosen, Seed of Abraham, My lover,
Jeremiah 2:5
Thus said Jehovah: What -- have your fathers found in Me perversity, That they have gone far off from Me, And go after the vanity, and become vain,
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Proverbs 19:7
All the brethren of the poor have hated him, Surely also his friends have been far from him, He is pursuing words -- they are not!
Job 6:21
Surely now ye have become the same! Ye see a downfall, and are afraid.
Obadiah 1:12
And -- thou dost not look on the day of thy brother, On the day of his alienation, Nor dost thou rejoice over sons of Judah, In the day of their destruction, Nor make great thy mouth in a day of distress.
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Proverbs 17:17
At all times is the friend loving, And a brother for adversity is born.
Proverbs 18:24
A man with friends is to show himself friendly, And there is a lover adhering more than a brother!
Luke 10:30
and Jesus having taken up the word, said, 'A certain man was going down from Jerusalem to Jericho, and fell among robbers, and having stripped him and inflicted blows, they went away, leaving him half dead.
Acts 23:12
And day having come, certain of the Jews having made a concourse, did anathematize themselves, saying neither to eat nor to drink till they may kill Paul;
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Luke 10:32
and in like manner also, a Levite, having been about the place, having come and seen, passed over on the opposite side.