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• Proverbs 18:24

  A man that hath friends must shew himself friendly: and there is a friend that sticketh closer than a brother.

• Proverbs 17:17

  A friend loveth at all times, and a brother is born for adversity.

• John 15:12–13

  This is my commandment, That ye love one another, as I have loved you. Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends.

• Psalms 133:1

  A Song of degrees of David. Behold, how good and how pleasant it is for brethren to dwell together in unity!

• 1 Timothy 5:8

  But if any provide not for his own, and specially for those of his own house, he hath denied the faith, and is worse than an infidel.

• John 15:12–19

  This is my commandment, That ye love one another, as I have loved you. Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends. Ye are my friends, if ye do whatsoever I command you. …

• Romans 12:10

  Be kindly affectioned one to another with brotherly love; in honour preferring one another;

• Galatians 6:10

  As we have therefore opportunity, let us do good unto all men, especially unto them who are of the household of faith.

• Matthew 12:48–50

  But he answered and said unto him that told him, Who is my mother? and who are my brethren? And he stretched forth his hand toward his disciples, and said, Behold my mother and my brethren! For whosoever shall do the will of my Father which is in heaven, the same is my brother, and sister, and mother.

• Psalms 127:3–5

  Lo, children are an heritage of the LORD: and the fruit of the womb is his reward. As arrows are in the hand of a mighty man; so are children of the youth. Happy is the man that hath his quiver full of them: they shall not be ashamed, but they shall speak with the enemies in the gate.

• Proverbs 27:10

  Thine own friend, and thy father's friend, forsake not; neither go into thy brother's house in the day of thy calamity: for better is a neighbour that is near than a brother far off.

• Proverbs 27:17

  Iron sharpeneth iron; so a man sharpeneth the countenance of his friend.

• Proverbs 22:6

  Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it.

• Exodus 20:12

  Honour thy father and thy mother: that thy days may be long upon the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee.

• Joshua 24:15

  And if it seem evil unto you to serve the LORD, choose you this day whom ye will serve; whether the gods which your fathers served that were on the other side of the flood, or the gods of the Amorites, in whose land ye dwell: but as for me and my house, we will serve the LORD.

• 1 Corinthians 13:4–13

  Charity suffereth long, and is kind; charity envieth not; charity vaunteth not itself, is not puffed up, Doth not behave itself unseemly, seeketh not her own, is not easily provoked, thinketh no evil; Rejoiceth not in iniquity, but rejoiceth in the truth; …

• Psalms 34:3

  O magnify the LORD with me, and let us exalt his name together.

• Proverbs 27:6

  Faithful are the wounds of a friend; but the kisses of an enemy are deceitful.

• Proverbs 12:26

  The righteous is more excellent than his neighbour: but the way of the wicked seduceth them.

• Ephesians 6:4

  And, ye fathers, provoke not your children to wrath: but bring them up in the nurture and admonition of the Lord.

• Proverbs 4:6

  Forsake her not, and she shall preserve thee: love her, and she shall keep thee.

• Proverbs 16:28

  A froward man soweth strife: and a whisperer separateth chief friends.

• 1 Corinthians 15:33

  Be not deceived: evil communications corrupt good manners.

• 1 Timothy 3:5

  (For if a man know not how to rule his own house, how shall he take care of the church of God?)

• Psalms 23:1–6

  A Psalm of David. The LORD is my shepherd; I shall not want. He maketh me to lie down in green pastures: he leadeth me beside the still waters. He restoreth my soul: he leadeth me in the paths of righteousness for his name's sake. …

• Colossians 3:12–14

  Put on therefore, as the elect of God, holy and beloved, bowels of mercies, kindness, humbleness of mind, meekness, longsuffering; Forbearing one another, and forgiving one another, if any man have a quarrel against any: even as Christ forgave you, so also do ye. And above all these things put on charity, which is the bond of perfectness.

• Genesis 2:24

  Therefore shall a man leave his father and his mother, and shall cleave unto his wife: and they shall be one flesh.

• James 4:4

  Ye adulterers and adulteresses, know ye not that the friendship of the world is enmity with God? whosoever therefore will be a friend of the world is the enemy of God.

• Proverbs 22:24–25

  Make no friendship with an angry man; and with a furious man thou shalt not go: Lest thou learn his ways, and get a snare to thy soul.

• Proverbs 15:27

  He that is greedy of gain troubleth his own house; but he that hateth gifts shall live.

• Proverbs 13:20

  He that walketh with wise men shall be wise: but a companion of fools shall be destroyed.

• Ephesians 6:1–2

  Children, obey your parents in the Lord: for this is right. Honour thy father and mother; (which is the first commandment with promise;)

• Colossians 3:13

  Forbearing one another, and forgiving one another, if any man have a quarrel against any: even as Christ forgave you, so also do ye.

• Ephesians 5:25

  Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ also loved the church, and gave himself for it;

• Proverbs 6:20

  My son, keep thy father's commandment, and forsake not the law of thy mother:

• Ephesians 2:19

  Now therefore ye are no more strangers and foreigners, but fellowcitizens with the saints, and of the household of God;

• Psalms 103:17–18

  But the mercy of the LORD is from everlasting to everlasting upon them that fear him, and his righteousness unto children's children; To such as keep his covenant, and to those that remember his commandments to do them.

• John 15:13

  Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends.

• 2 Kings 2:2

  And Elijah said unto Elisha, Tarry here, I pray thee; for the LORD hath sent me to Beth-el. And Elisha said unto him, As the LORD liveth, and as thy soul liveth, I will not leave thee. So they went down to Beth-el.

• Psalms 127:3

  Lo, children are an heritage of the LORD: and the fruit of the womb is his reward.