1 Samuel 20:17

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¹⁷And Jonathan made David swear again by his love for him, ^(A)for he loved him as he loved his own soul.

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Proverbs 18:24

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²⁴A man of many companions may come to ruin,
but ^(A)there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother.

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1 Samuel 18:3

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³Then Jonathan made a covenant with David, because ^(A)he loved him as his own soul.

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1 Samuel 18:1

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David and Jonathan's Friendship

18 As soon as he had finished speaking to Saul, the soul of Jonathan was knit to the soul of David, and Jonathan ^(A)loved him as his own soul.

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2 Samuel 1:26

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²⁶    I am distressed for you, my brother Jonathan;
very pleasant have you been to me;
    ^(A)your love to me was extraordinary,
    surpassing the love of women.

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Deuteronomy 13:6

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⁶^(A)“If your brother, the son of your mother, or your son or your daughter or ^(B)the wife you embrace^[a] or your friend ^(C)who is as your own soul entices you secretly, saying, ‘Let us go and serve other gods,’ ^(D)which neither you nor your fathers have known,