Lexicon :: Strong's G5384 - philos

The LORD would speak with Moses face to face, just as a man speaks with his friend, then Moses would return to the camp. His assistant, the young man Joshua son of Nun, would not leave the inside of the tent.

“If your brother, the son of your mother,[fn] or your son or daughter, or the wife you embrace, or your closest friend secretly entices you, saying, ‘Let’s go and worship other gods’ ​— ​which neither you nor your ancestors have known,

“Are they not finding and dividing the spoil —

a girl or two[fn] for each warrior,

the spoil of colored garments for Sisera,

the spoil of an embroidered garment or two for my neck? ”[fn]

Ahithophel was the king’s counselor. Hushai the Archite was the king’s friend.

He held a feast in the third year of his reign for all his officials and staff, the army of Persia and Media, the nobles, and the officials from the provinces.

The king consulted the wise men who understood the times,[fn] for it was his normal procedure to confer with experts in law and justice.

The king held a great banquet for all his officials and staff. It was Esther’s banquet. He freed his provinces from tax payments and gave gifts worthy of the king’s bounty.

After all this took place, King Ahasuerus honored Haman, son of Hammedatha the Agagite. He promoted him in rank and gave him a higher position than all the other officials.

Yet Haman controlled himself and went home. He sent for his friends and his wife Zeresh to join him.

His wife Zeresh and all his friends told him, “Have them build a gallows seventy-five feet[fn] tall. Ask the king in the morning to hang Mordecai on it. Then go to the banquet with the king and enjoy yourself.” The advice pleased Haman, so he had the gallows constructed.

“Put the garment and the horse under the charge of one of the king’s most noble officials. Have them clothe the man the king wants to honor, parade him on the horse through the city square, and call out before him, ‘This is what is done for the man the king wants to honor.’ ”

Haman told his wife Zeresh and all his friends everything that had happened. His advisers and his wife Zeresh said to him, “Since Mordecai is Jewish, and you have begun to fall before him, you won’t overcome him, because your downfall is certain.”

because during those days the Jews gained relief from their enemies. That was the month when their sorrow was turned into rejoicing and their mourning into a holiday. They were to be days of feasting, rejoicing, and of sending gifts to one another and to the poor.

Now when Job’s three friends ​— ​Eliphaz the Temanite, Bildad the Shuhite, and Zophar the Naamathite ​— ​heard about all this adversity that had happened to him, each of them came from his home. They met together to go and sympathize with him and comfort him.

No doubt you would cast lots for a fatherless child

and negotiate a price to sell your friend.

He has removed my brothers from me;

my acquaintances have abandoned me.

Have mercy on me, my friends, have mercy,

for God’s hand has struck me.

So these three men quit answering Job, because he was righteous in his own eyes.

He was also angry at Job’s three friends because they had failed to refute him and yet had condemned him.[fn]

I will answer you

and your friends with you.

The[fn] thunder declares his presence;[fn]

the cattle also, the approaching storm.

After the LORD had finished speaking[fn] to Job, he said to Eliphaz the Temanite, “I am angry with you and your two friends, for you have not spoken the truth about me, as my servant Job has.

After Job had prayed for his friends, the LORD restored his fortunes and doubled his previous possessions.

Then Job died, old and full of days.

My loved ones and friends stand back from my affliction,

and my relatives stand at a distance.

You have distanced loved one and neighbor from me;

darkness is my only friend.[fn]

God, how precious[fn] your thoughts are to me;

how vast their sum is!

Don’t plan any harm against your neighbor,

for he trusts you and lives near you.

My son, if you have put up security for your neighbor[fn]

or entered into an agreement with[fn] a stranger,

Do this, then, my son, and free yourself,

for you have put yourself in your neighbor’s power:

Go, humble yourself, and plead with your neighbor.

A righteous person is careful in dealing with his neighbor,[fn]

but the ways of the wicked lead them astray.

A poor person is hated even by his neighbor,

but there are many who love the rich.

The mind of the righteous person thinks before answering,

but the mouth of the wicked blurts out evil things.

A contrary person spreads conflict,

and a gossip separates close friends.

Whoever conceals an offense promotes love,

but whoever gossips about it separates friends.

A friend loves at all times,

and a brother is born for a difficult time.

One who isolates himself pursues selfish desires;

he rebels against all sound wisdom.

Wealth attracts many friends,

but a poor person is separated from his friend.

Don’t make friends with an angry person,[fn]

and don’t be a companion of a hot-tempered one,

These too are proverbs of Solomon,

which the men of King Hezekiah of Judah copied.

Don’t take a matter to court hastily.

Otherwise, what will you do afterward

if your opponent[fn] humiliates you?

otherwise, the one who hears will disgrace you,

and you’ll never live it down.[fn]

Seldom set foot in your neighbor’s house;

otherwise, he’ll get sick of you and hate you.

so is the person who deceives his neighbor

and says, “I was only joking! ”

The wounds of a friend are trustworthy,

but the kisses of an enemy are excessive.

Don’t abandon your friend or your father’s friend,

and don’t go to your brother’s house

in your time of calamity;

better a neighbor nearby than a brother far away.

If one blesses his neighbor

with a loud voice early in the morning,

it will be counted as a curse to him.