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

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16 Then Jonathan, Saul’s son, arose and went to David in the woods and [a]strengthened his hand in God.

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Samuel 23:16 encouraged him

(A)Do not correct a scoffer, lest he hate you;
(B)Rebuke a wise man, and he will love you.

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17 (A)A friend loves at all times,
And a brother is born for adversity.

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24 A man who has friends [a]must himself be friendly,
(A)But there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 18:24 So with Gr. mss., Syr., Tg., Vg.; MT may come to ruin

Ointment and perfume delight the heart,
And the sweetness of a man’s friend gives delight by [a]hearty counsel.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 27:9 Lit. counsel of the soul

17 As iron sharpens iron,
So a man sharpens the countenance of his friend.

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(A)Let each of us please his neighbor for his good, leading to [a]edification.

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Footnotes

  1. Romans 15:2 building up

with all lowliness and gentleness, with longsuffering, bearing with one another in love,

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