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but if you are brought low he will turn against you, and will hide himself from your presence.
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Keep yourself far from your enemies, and be on guard toward your friends.
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A faithful friend is a sturdy shelter: he that has found one has found a treasure.
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There is nothing so precious as a faithful friend, and no scales can measure his excellence.
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A faithful friend is an elixir of life; and those who fear the Lord will find him.
Revised Standard Version of the Bible, copyright 1952 [2nd edition, 1971] by the Division of Christian Education of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. Used by permission. All rights reserved.