About this episode
This episode explores the qualities of a true friend as described in Proverbs and how to cultivate meaningful friendships.
Do not forsake your friend and your father’s friend, and do not go to your brother’s house in the day of your calamity. Better is a neighbour who is near than a brother who is far away. Proverbs 27:10 What are the qualities of a true friend? How can you be a better friend? Proverbs gives us a profile of a true friend. 1. A true friend is present Do not go to your brother’s house in the day of your calamity. Better is a neighbour who is near. (27:10). When calamity comes you can’t show up at your brother’s house if you only have a distant relationship. Cultivate friends who are nearby. These are the people who will be there for you when trouble comes. A true friend will be present in times of trouble. 2. A true friend brings sweet counsel Oil and perfume make the heart glad, and the sweetness of a friend comes from his earnest counsel (27:9). A true friend speaks into your life in a way that always does you good. Because the true friend has deep access to your life, he or she is able to tell you things that others would not. “Faithful are the wounds of a friend” (27:6). 3. A true friend loves at all times A friend loves at all times, and a brother is born for adversity (17:17)…
People in this episode
Host: Colin Smith
Topics covered
- friendship
- qualities of a true friend
- support in times of trouble
- counsel
- love
- spirituality
Keywords
- true friend
- friendship qualities
- Proverbs 27
- support
- counsel
- love
- spiritual friendship
Mentioned in this episode
Books & works: Proverbs
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