Amizade
A amizade é um dos dons mais preciosos da vida. A Bíblia celebra amizades profundas — Davi e Jônatas, Rute e Noemi, Paulo e Timóteo — modelos de lealdade, fé e amor.
Valor da amizade
Há amigo mais chegado do que um irmão. Em todo tempo ama o amigo. A amizade verdadeira permanece nas tempestades.
Some friends give up on you, but there's a friend who stays closer to you than a brother.
Some friends give up on you, but there's a friend who stays closer to you than a brother.
A true friend is always there to love you, and family provides help when troubles come.
A true friend is always there to love you, and family provides help when troubles come.
If you forgive a wrong you encourage friendship, but if you keep talking about it you'll lose your friend.
An iron blade is sharpened with an iron tool, and one person's mind is sharpened by another's.
An iron blade is sharpened with an iron tool, and one person's mind is sharpened by another's.
Perfume and scented oils make you feel happy, but good advice from a friend is even better.
Perfume and scented oils make you feel happy, but good advice from a friend is even better.
Don't give up on your friends or your family's friends. Don't go to a relative's house when you've got trouble. A friend nearby is more useful than a relative far away.
Don't give up on your friends or your family's friends. Don't go to a relative's house when you've got trouble. A friend nearby is more useful than a relative far away.
Open criticism is better than hidden love.
A friend's honest comments may hurt you, but an enemy's kisses are over the top.
Being friends with wise people will make you wise, but being friends with stupid people will only cause you problems.
Quarrelsome people cause conflict, and a gossip comes between the closest friends.
Don't make friends with someone who gets upset easily; don't associate with angry people,
in case you learn to be like them and make a mess of your life.
Amizade cristã
Vós sois meus amigos se fazeis o que eu mando. Jesus nos chama de amigos — que honra imensa e responsabilidade!
There is no greater love than to give your life for your friends.
There is no greater love than to give your life for your friends.
I don't call you servants any longer, for servants are not taken into their master's confidence. I call you friends, for everything my Father told me I've explained to you.
This is my command: love one another as I have loved you.
Be completely dedicated to each other in your love as family; value others more than yourselves.
I really want to visit you and share with you a spiritual blessing to strengthen you. In this way we can be encouraged together by each others' trust in God, both your trust and mine.
Dear friends, let's go on loving one another, for love comes from God. All those who love are born of God and know God.
Friends, if this is the way God loves us, we ought to love one another like this too. No one has ever seen God. However, if we love one another then God lives in us, and his love is fulfilled in us.
This is the command he gave to us: those who love God love their brothers and sisters too.
Exemplos bíblicos
Davi e Jônatas fizeram aliança de amizade. Rute se apegou a Noemi. Abraão foi chamado amigo de Deus.
After David finished speaking with Saul, Jonathan became great friends with David. He loved David as he loved himself. From that time on Jonathan had David work for him and would not let him go back home. Jonathan made a solemn agreement with David because he loved him as he loved himself.
Jonathan made a solemn agreement with David because he loved him as he loved himself.
David said, "Is there anyone still left of Saul's family so I can be kind to him for Jonathan's sake?"
But Ruth replied, "Please don't keep on telling me to leave you and go back. Where you go, I will go. Where you live, I will live. Your people will be my people. Your God will be my God. Where you die, I will die, and there I will be buried. May the Lord punish me harshly if I let anything but death separate us!"
In this way scripture was fulfilled: "Abraham trusted God, and this was considered as him doing right," and he was called the friend of God.
Anyone who isn't kind to a friend has given up respecting the Almighty.
You adulterous people! Don't you realize that friendship with the world is hatred towards God? Those who want to be friends of the world make themselves enemies of God.
Companheirismo
Dois são melhores do que um. Quão bom e suave é que os irmãos vivam em união! A amizade fortalece e edifica.
Two are better than one, for they can help each other in their work. If one of them falls down, the other can help them up, but how sad it is for someone who falls down and doesn't have anyone to help them up.
If one of them falls down, the other can help them up, but how sad it is for someone who falls down and doesn't have anyone to help them up.
Someone fighting against one other person may win, but not if they are fighting against two. A cord made of three strands can't be torn apart quickly.
Two are better than one, for they can help each other in their work.
How good, how delightful it is when people live together in harmony!
How good, how delightful it is when people live together in harmony!
This is as precious as the oil used to anoint Aaron, running down from his head onto his beard, onto the collar of his clothes.
It's like the dew of Mount Hermon that falls on Zion's mountains. That is where the Lord gave his blessing of life that lasts forever.
God gives those who are abandoned a family to live with. He sets prisoners free with celebration. But those who rebel live in a desert wasteland.
honor your father and mother, and love your neighbor as yourself," replied Jesus.
Don't be fooled: "Bad company ruins good character."
Don't be fooled: "Bad company ruins good character."