Thematic Bible
Thematic Bible
Brother » Love of
A friend loves at all times,
And a brother is born for adversity.
The man of too many friends [chosen indiscriminately] will be broken in pieces and come to ruin,
But there is a [true, loving] friend who [is reliable and] sticks closer than a brother.
Who nursed at the breasts of my mother.
If I found you out of doors, I would kiss you;
No one would blame me or despise me, either.
Closeness » The lord being near
This was so that they would seek God, if perhaps they might grasp for Him and find Him, though He is not far from each one of us.
Verse Concepts
The man of too many friends [chosen indiscriminately] will be broken in pieces and come to ruin,
But there is a [true, loving] friend who [is reliable and] sticks closer than a brother.
I have set the Lord continually before me;
Because He is at my right hand, I will not be shaken.
You are near, O Lord,
And all Your commandments are truth.
For the Lord God helps Me; therefore have I not been ashamed or confounded. Therefore have I set My face like a flint, and I know that I shall not be put to shame. He is near Who declares Me in the right. Who will contend with Me? Let us stand forth together! Who is My adversary? Let him come near to Me.
“Am I a God who is at hand,” says the Lord,
“And not a God far away?”
Friendship » General references to » The desire for many friends, perilous
The man of too many friends [chosen indiscriminately] will be broken in pieces and come to ruin,
But there is a [true, loving] friend who [is reliable and] sticks closer than a brother.
Friendship » There being a friend that sticks closer than a brother
The man of too many friends [chosen indiscriminately] will be broken in pieces and come to ruin,
But there is a [true, loving] friend who [is reliable and] sticks closer than a brother.
Friendship » Those that have friends
The man of too many friends [chosen indiscriminately] will be broken in pieces and come to ruin,
But there is a [true, loving] friend who [is reliable and] sticks closer than a brother.