Proverbs 17:16-17 – Why should fools have money in hand to buy
wisdom, when they are not able to understand it? A friend
loves at all times, and a brother is born for a time of adversity.
Proverbs
27:10 – Do not
forsake your friend or a friend of your family, and do not go to your
relative’s house when disaster strikes you—better a
neighbor nearby than a relative far away.
Leviticus 19:18 – “‘Do not seek
revenge or bear a grudge against
anyone among your people, but love your neighbor as
yourself. I am the Lord.
Ruth 1:16 – But Ruth replied, “Don’t
urge me to leave you or to turn back from you. Where you
go I will go, and where you stay I will stay. Your people will
be my people and your God my God.
Application:
- · Do not fail a friend in need; when in need rely on friendship rather than on mere family relationships.
- · “Love your neighbor as yourself” was quoted by Christ, Paul and James. Jesus’ reaction, “Love your enemies”, was in line with true Old Testament teaching and was more in agreement with the middle-of-the-road Pharisees. Rabbi Nahmanides caught their sentiments: “One should place no limitations upon the love for the neighbor, but instead a person should love to do an abundance of good for his fellow being as he does for himself.
- · Ruth’s expression of loyalty and love discloses her true character.
All Scripture verses taken from NIV
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