As Iron Sharpens Iron

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• The Proverbs on Friendship

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• Let us hold fast the confession of our hope
  without wavering, for He who promised is
  faithful and let us consider how to stimulate
  one another to love and good deeds, not forsaking
  our own assembling together, as is the habit of
  some, but encouraging one another and all the
  more as you see the day drawing near.
• Hebrews 1023-25

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• Two are better than one because they have a good
  return for their labor. For if either of them
  falls, the one will lift up his companion. But
  woe to the one who falls when there is not
  another to lift him up. Furthermore, if two lie
  down together they keep warm, but how can one be
  warm alone? And if one can overpower him who is
  alone, two can resist him. A cord of three
  strands is not quickly torn apart.
• Ecclesiastes 49-12

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• Iron sharpens iron, So one man sharpens another.
• Proverbs 2717

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• A good friend
• I. Encourages godliness (1320).

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• He who walks with wise men will be wise, But the
  companion of fools will suffer harm.
• Proverbs 1320

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• Do not associate with a man given to anger Or
  go with a hot-tempered man, Or you will learn his
  ways And find a snare for yourself.
• Proverbs 2224-25

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• A good friend
• Encourages godliness (1320).
• Can Be Trusted
• A. To Keep Secrets (1113 2019)

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• He who goes about as a talebearer reveals
  secrets, But he who is trustworthy conceals a
  matter.
• Proverbs 1113

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• He who goes about as a slanderer reveals
  secrets, Therefore do not associate with a
  gossip.
• Proverbs 2019

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• A good friend
• Encourages godliness (1320).
• Can Be Trusted
• A. To Keep Secrets (1113 2019).
• B. To Speak Truthfully (276, 9).

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• Faithful are the wounds of a friend, But
  deceitful are the kisses of an enemy.
• Proverbs 276
• Oil and perfume make the heart glad, So a mans
  counsel is sweet to his friend.
• Proverbs 279

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• A good friend
• Encourages godliness (1320).
• Can Be Trusted
• A. To Keep Secrets (1113 2019).
• B. To Speak Truthfully (276, 9).
• III. Can Be Counted On (2519).

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• Like a bad tooth and an unsteady foot is
  confidence in a faithless man in time of trouble.
• Proverbs 2519

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• A man of too many friends comes to ruin, But
  there is a friend who sticks closer than a
  brother.
• Proverbs 1824

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• Do you have friends who encourage you toward
  Christ-likeness?
• Are you a friend who encourages others toward
  Christ-likeness?

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