Proverbs 18:24 (NIV) A man of many companions may come to ruin, but there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother.
Each one should confidently make known his needs to the other, so that he might find what he needs and minister to him.—Francis of Assisi
Today's Best Illustrations – Volume 5, (Carol Stream, IL: Christianity Today, 1997), WORDsearch CROSS e-book, Under: "FRIENDSHIP".