Proverbs 19:6-7 (English Standard Version)6 Many seek the favor of a generous man, and everyone is a friend to a man who gives gifts.7 All a poor man's brothers hate him; how much more do his friends go far from him!He pursues them with words, but does not have them.Proverbs 18:24 (English Standard Version)24 A man of many companions may come to ruin, but there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother.Proverbs 27:9 (English Standard Version)9 Oil and perfume make the heart glad, and the sweetness of a friend comes from his earnest counsel.John 15:13 (English Standard Version)13 Greater love has no one than this, that someone lay down his life for his friends.