'Friends' in the Bible

And three of the friends of Job hear of all this evil that hath come upon him, and they come in each from his place -- Eliphaz the Temanite, and Bildad the Shuhite, and Zophar the Naamathite -- and they are met together to come in to bemoan him, and to comfort him;

To a despiser of his friends is shame, And the fear of the Mighty he forsaketh.

Ceased have my neighbours And my familiar friends have forgotten me,

Pity me, pity me, ye my friends, For the hand of God hath stricken against me.

and against his three friends hath his anger burned, because that they have not found an answer, and condemn Job.

I return thee words, and thy friends with thee,

And it cometh to pass after Jehovah's speaking these words unto Job, that Jehovah saith unto Eliphaz the Temanite, 'Burned hath Mine anger against thee, and against thy two friends, because ye have not spoken concerning Me rightly, like My servant Job.

And Jehovah hath turned to the captivity of Job in his praying for his friends, and Jehovah doth add to all that Job hath -- to double.