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S. Michael Houdmann
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Proverbs 18:24 teaches, "One who has unreliable friends soon comes to ruin, / but there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother." Given the fact that we normally think of blood being thicker t...
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Jack Gutknecht
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I think the answer to this question could hinge on proximity. Proverbs 27:10 says (in giving advice), "Do not forsake your friend or a friend of your family, and do not go to your relative’s house when disaster strikes you— better a neighbor nearby than a relative far away." A "close neighbor" can truly be a friend, especially in times of adversity. Now that is comforting!
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