A man that hath friends must shew himself friendly: and there is a friend that sticketh closer than a brother.
Proverbs 18:24 · , KJV
Proverbs is honest about friendship: some of it is wide and shallow, and a man of many companions can still come to ruin. But there is a friend that sticketh closer than a brother.
Christians have always heard a whisper of Jesus in that line — the friend who stays through the night seasons, who knows the worst and remains. Human friendship at its best is an echo of his.
Today, be that kind of friend to someone, and lean on the Friend who is that to you. Sticking close is half of love.
