Amigo
O amigo verdadeiro é dádiva rara de Deus. Ele ama em todo tempo, fala a verdade em amor, aconselha com sabedoria e permanece fiel nas adversidades da vida.
Amizade verdadeira
Há amigo mais chegado que um irmão. Em todo tempo ama o amigo. O perfume e o incenso alegram o coração — assim o conselho doce do amigo.
Some friendships do not last, but some friends are more loyal than brothers.
Friends always show their love. What are relatives for if not to share trouble?
Perfume and fragrant oils make you feel happier, but trouble shatters your peace of mind.
People learn from one another, just as iron sharpens iron.
Better to correct someone openly than to let him think you don’t care for him at all.
Friends mean well, even when they hurt you. But when an enemy puts his arm around your shoulder—watch out!
Do not forget your friends or your father’s friends. If you are in trouble, don’t ask a relative for help; a nearby neighbor can help you more than relatives who are far away.
Keep company with the wise and you will become wise. If you make friends with stupid people, you will be ruined.
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Don’t make friends with people who have hot, violent tempers. You might learn their habits and not be able to change.
Everyone talks about how loyal and faithful he is, but just try to find someone who really is!
Rich people are always finding new friends, but the poor cannot keep the few they have.
Jesus, o amigo
Já não vos chamo servos, mas amigos. O maior amor é dar a vida pelo amigo. Jesus é o amigo que nunca falha.
The greatest love you can have for your friends is to give your life for them. And you are my friends if you do what I command you. I do not call you servants any longer, because servants do not know what their master is doing. Instead, I call you friends, because I have told you everything I heard from my Father.
My commandment is this: love one another, just as I love you. The greatest love you can have for your friends is to give your life for them.
Dear friends, if this is how God loved us, then we should love one another. No one has ever seen God, but if we love one another, God lives in union with us, and his love is made perfect in us.
This is how we know what love is: Christ gave his life for us. We too, then, ought to give our lives for others! If we are rich and see others in need, yet close our hearts against them, how can we claim that we love God? My children, our love should not be just words and talk; it must be true love, which shows itself in action.
And the scripture came true that said, "Abraham believed God, and because of his faith God accepted him as righteous." And so Abraham was called God’s friend.
Love one another warmly as Christians, and be eager to show respect for one another.
Companheiros de fé
Dois são melhores do que um. Os companheiros de fé se fortalecem mutuamente e caminham juntos com o Senhor.
Two are better off than one, because together they can work more effectively. If one of them falls down, the other can help him up. But if someone is alone and falls, it’s just too bad, because there is no one to help him.
In Praise of Living in Peace#HEBREW TITLE: By David.
How wonderful it is, how pleasant,
for God’s people to live together in harmony!
It is like the precious anointing oil
running down from Aaron’s head and beard,
down to the collar of his robes.
It is like the dew on Mount Hermon,
falling on the hills of Zion.
That is where the Lord has promised his blessing—
life that never ends.
I am a friend of all who serve you,
of all who obey your laws.
Jonathan swore eternal friendship with David because of his deep affection for him.
Do not be fooled. "Bad companions ruin good character."