24 He who makes many friends does it to his own destruction, but there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother.
Proverbs 18:24 Cross References - MLV
1 Samuel 19:4-5
4 And Jonathan spoke good of David to Saul his father and said to him, Do not let the king sin against his servant, against David, because he has not sinned against you and because his works have been very good toward you.
5 For he put his life in his hand and killed* the Philistine and Jehovah worked a great victory for all Israel. You saw it and rejoiced. Why then will you sin against innocent blood, to kill David without a cause?
1 Samuel 30:26-31
26 And when David came to Ziklag, he sent from the spoil to the elders of Judah, even to his friends, saying, Behold, a present for you* from the spoil of the enemies of Jehovah:
27 to those who were in Bethel and to those who were in Ramoth of the South and to those who were in Jattir,
28 and to those who were in Aroer and to those who were in Siphmoth and to those who were in Eshtemoa,
29 and to those who were in Racal and to those who were in the cities of the Jerahmeelites and to those who were in the cities of the Kenites,
30 and to those who were in Hormah and to those who were in Bor-ashan and to those who were in Athach,
31 and to those who were in Hebron and to all the places where David himself and his men were accustomed to frequent.
2 Samuel 1:26
26 I am distressed for you, my brother Jonathan. You have been very pleasant to me. Your love to me was wonderful, exceeding the love of women.
2 Samuel 9:1-13
1 And David said, Is there yet any who is left of the house of Saul that I may show him kindness for Jonathan's sake?
2 And there was of the house of Saul a servant whose name was Ziba and they called him to David. And the king said to him, Are you Ziba? And he said, Your servant is he. 3 And the king said, Is there not yet any of the house of Saul that I may show the kindness of God to him? And Ziba said to the king, Jonathan has yet a son who is lame in his feet. 4 And the king said to him, Where is he? And Ziba said to the king, Behold, he is in the house of Machir the son of Ammiel, in Lo-debar. 5 Then king David sent and fetched him out of the house of Machir the son of Ammiel, from Lo-debar.
6 And Mephibosheth, the son of Jonathan, the son of Saul, came to David and fell on his face and bowed-down. And David said, Mephibosheth. And he answered, Behold, your servant! 7 And David said to him, Do not fear, for I will surely show you kindness for Jonathan your father's sake and will restore to you all the land of Saul your father and you will eat bread at my table continually. 8 And he bowed-down and said, What is your servant that you should look upon such a dead dog as I am?
9 Then the king called to Ziba, Saul's servant and said to him, All that pertained to Saul and to all his house I have given to your master's son. 10 And you will till the land for him, you and your sons and your servants. And you will bring in the fruits that your master's son may have bread to eat, but Mephibosheth your master's son will always eat bread at my table. Now Ziba had fifteen sons and twenty servants.
11 Then Ziba said to the king, According to all that my lord the king commands his servant, so will your servant do. As for Mephibosheth, the king said, he will eat at my table as one of the king's sons.
12 And Mephibosheth had a young son, whose name was Mica. And all who dwelt in the house of Ziba were servants to Mephibosheth. 13 So Mephibosheth dwelt in Jerusalem, for he ate continually at the king's table. And he was lame in both his feet.
2 And there was of the house of Saul a servant whose name was Ziba and they called him to David. And the king said to him, Are you Ziba? And he said, Your servant is he. 3 And the king said, Is there not yet any of the house of Saul that I may show the kindness of God to him? And Ziba said to the king, Jonathan has yet a son who is lame in his feet. 4 And the king said to him, Where is he? And Ziba said to the king, Behold, he is in the house of Machir the son of Ammiel, in Lo-debar. 5 Then king David sent and fetched him out of the house of Machir the son of Ammiel, from Lo-debar.
6 And Mephibosheth, the son of Jonathan, the son of Saul, came to David and fell on his face and bowed-down. And David said, Mephibosheth. And he answered, Behold, your servant! 7 And David said to him, Do not fear, for I will surely show you kindness for Jonathan your father's sake and will restore to you all the land of Saul your father and you will eat bread at my table continually. 8 And he bowed-down and said, What is your servant that you should look upon such a dead dog as I am?
9 Then the king called to Ziba, Saul's servant and said to him, All that pertained to Saul and to all his house I have given to your master's son. 10 And you will till the land for him, you and your sons and your servants. And you will bring in the fruits that your master's son may have bread to eat, but Mephibosheth your master's son will always eat bread at my table. Now Ziba had fifteen sons and twenty servants.
11 Then Ziba said to the king, According to all that my lord the king commands his servant, so will your servant do. As for Mephibosheth, the king said, he will eat at my table as one of the king's sons.
12 And Mephibosheth had a young son, whose name was Mica. And all who dwelt in the house of Ziba were servants to Mephibosheth. 13 So Mephibosheth dwelt in Jerusalem, for he ate continually at the king's table. And he was lame in both his feet.
2 Samuel 16:17
17 And Absalom said to Hushai, Is this your kindness to your friend? Why did you not go with your friend?
2 Samuel 17:27-29
27 And it happened, when David came to Mahanaim, that Shobi the son of Nahash of Rabbah of the sons of Ammon and Machir the son of Ammiel of Lo-debar and Barzillai the Gileadite of Rogelim,
28 brought beds and basins and earthen vessels and wheat and barley and meal and roasted grain and beans and lentils and roasted pulse,
29 and honey and butter and sheep and cheese of the herd, for David and for the people who were with him, to eat. For they said, The people are hungry and weary and thirsty, in the wilderness.
2 Samuel 19:30-39
30 And Mephibosheth said to the king, Yes, let him take all, inasmuch as my lord the king has come in peace to his own house.
31 And Barzillai the Gileadite came down from Rogelim. And he went over the Jordan with the king to conduct him over the Jordan. 32 Now Barzillai was a very aged man, even eighty years old. And he had provided the king with sustenance while he lay at Mahanaim, for he was a very great man of wealth. 33 And the king said to Barzillai, You come over with me and I will sustain you with me in Jerusalem.
34 And Barzillai said to the king, How many are the days of the years of my life that I should go up with the king to Jerusalem? 35 I am this day eighty years old. Can I discern between good and bad? Can your servant taste what I eat or what I drink? Can I hear any more the voice of singing men and singing women? Why then should your servant be yet a burden to my lord the king?
36 Your servant would but just go over the Jordan with the king and why should the king recompense it to me with such a reward? 37 Let your servant, I beseech you, turn back again, that I may die in my own city by the grave of my father and my mother. But, behold, your servant Chimham, let him go over with my lord the king and do to him what will seem good to you.
38 And the king answered, Chimham will go over with me and I will do to him what will seem good to you. And whatever you will require of me, that I will do for you. 39 And all the people went over the Jordan and the king went over. And the king kissed Barzillai and blessed him and he returned to his own place.
31 And Barzillai the Gileadite came down from Rogelim. And he went over the Jordan with the king to conduct him over the Jordan. 32 Now Barzillai was a very aged man, even eighty years old. And he had provided the king with sustenance while he lay at Mahanaim, for he was a very great man of wealth. 33 And the king said to Barzillai, You come over with me and I will sustain you with me in Jerusalem.
34 And Barzillai said to the king, How many are the days of the years of my life that I should go up with the king to Jerusalem? 35 I am this day eighty years old. Can I discern between good and bad? Can your servant taste what I eat or what I drink? Can I hear any more the voice of singing men and singing women? Why then should your servant be yet a burden to my lord the king?
36 Your servant would but just go over the Jordan with the king and why should the king recompense it to me with such a reward? 37 Let your servant, I beseech you, turn back again, that I may die in my own city by the grave of my father and my mother. But, behold, your servant Chimham, let him go over with my lord the king and do to him what will seem good to you.
38 And the king answered, Chimham will go over with me and I will do to him what will seem good to you. And whatever you will require of me, that I will do for you. 39 And all the people went over the Jordan and the king went over. And the king kissed Barzillai and blessed him and he returned to his own place.
2 Samuel 21:7
7 But the king spared Mephibosheth, the son of Jonathan the son of Saul, because of Jehovah's oath that was between them, between David and Jonathan the son of Saul.
1 Chronicles 12:38-40
38 All these being men of war, who could order the battle array, came with a perfect heart to Hebron, to make David king over all Israel. And all the rest also of Israel were of one heart to make David king.
39 And they were there with David three days, eating and drinking, for their brothers had made preparation for them.
40 Moreover those who were near to them, even as far as Issachar and Zebulun and Naphtali, brought bread on donkeys and on camels and on mules and on oxen, provisions of meal, cakes of figs and clusters of raisins and wine and oil and oxen and sheep in abundance, for there was joy in Israel.
40 Moreover those who were near to them, even as far as Issachar and Zebulun and Naphtali, brought bread on donkeys and on camels and on mules and on oxen, provisions of meal, cakes of figs and clusters of raisins and wine and oil and oxen and sheep in abundance, for there was joy in Israel.
Proverbs 17:17
17 A friend loves at all times and a brother is born for adversity.
Proverbs 27:9
9 Oil and perfume rejoice the heart, so too the sweetness of a man's friend by hearty counsel.
Matthew 26:49-50
John 15:13-15
13 No one has greater love than this: in order that someone should lay down his life on behalf of his friends.
14 You are my friends, if you practice as many things as I command you.
15 I call you bondservants no more, because the bondservant does not know what his lord is doing, but I have called you friends, because all the things which I heard from my Father, I have made known to you.