Proverbs 18:24 Cross References

Proverbs 18:24

24: There are "friends" who destroy each other, but a real friend sticks closer than a brother.

And here is how to measure it--the greatest love is shown when people lay down their lives for their friends.
You are my friends if you obey me.
I no longer call you servants, because a master doesn't confide in his servants. Now you are my friends, since I have told you everything the Father told me.

How I weep for you, my brother Jonathan! Oh, how much I loved you! And your love for me was deep, deeper than the love of women!

One day David began wondering if anyone in Saul's family was still alive, for he had promised Jonathan that he would show kindness to them.
He summoned a man named Ziba, who had been one of Saul's servants. "Are you Ziba?" the king asked. "Yes sir, I am," Ziba replied.
The king then asked him, "Is anyone still alive from Saul's family? If so, I want to show God's kindness to them in any way I can." Ziba replied, "Yes, one of Jonathan's sons is still alive, but he is crippled."
"Where is he?" the king asked. "In Lo-debar," Ziba told him, "at the home of Makir son of Ammiel."
So David sent for him and brought him from Makir's home.

The next morning Jonathan spoke with his father about David, saying many good things about him. "Please don't sin against David," Jonathan pleaded. "He's never done anything to harm you. He has always helped you in any way he could.
Have you forgotten about the time he risked his life to kill the Philistine giant and how the LORD brought a great victory to Israel as a result? You were certainly happy about it then. Why should you murder an innocent man like David? There is no reason for it at all!"

So Judas came straight to Jesus. "Greetings, Teacher!" he exclaimed and gave him the kiss.
Jesus said, "My friend, go ahead and do what you have come for." Then the others grabbed Jesus and arrested him.

"Is this the way you treat your friend David?" Absalom asked him. "Why aren't you with him?"

"Give him all of it," Mephibosheth said. "I am content just to have you back again, my lord!"
Barzillai of Gilead now arrived from Rogelim to conduct the king across the Jordan.
He was very old, about eighty, and very wealthy. He was the one who had provided food for the king during his stay in Mahanaim.
"Come across with me and live in Jerusalem," the king said to Barzillai. "I will take care of you there."
"No," he replied, "I am far too old for that.

David spared Jonathan's son Mephibosheth, who was Saul's grandson, because of the oath David and Jonathan had sworn before the LORD.

All these men came in battle array to Hebron with the single purpose of making David the king of Israel. In fact, all Israel agreed that David should be their king.
They feasted and drank with David for three days, for preparations had been made by their relatives for their arrival.
And people from as far away as Issachar, Zebulun, and Naphtali brought food on donkeys, camels, mules, and oxen. Vast supplies of flour, fig cakes, raisins, wine, olive oil, cattle, and sheep were brought to the celebration. There was great joy throughout the land of Israel.

When David arrived at Mahanaim, he was warmly greeted by Shobi son of Nahash of Rabbah, an Ammonite, and by Makir son of Ammiel of Lo-debar, and by Barzillai of Gilead from Rogelim.
They brought sleeping mats, cooking pots, serving bowls, wheat and barley flour, roasted grain, beans, lentils,
honey, butter, sheep, and cheese for David and those who were with him. For they said, "You must all be very tired and hungry and thirsty after your long march through the wilderness."

When he arrived at Ziklag, David sent part of the plunder to the leaders of Judah, who were his friends. "Here is a present for you, taken from the LORD's enemies," he said.
The gifts were sent to the leaders of the following towns where David and his men had been: Bethel, Ramoth-negev, Jattir,
Aroer, Siphmoth, Eshtemoa,
Racal, the towns of the Jerahmeelites, the towns of the Kenites,
Hormah, Bor-ashan, Athach,

Home