God and Me: Good Friends

上帝和我: 友誼

True friends are there for each other in hard times.

Friends should be loyal in times of trouble. —Job 6:14 ERV A friend loves at all times. —Proverbs 17:17 NIV

患難見真情 那受苦難的人……他的朋友當以仁慈待他。——約伯記6:14

朋友乃時常親愛。——箴言17:17

Friends celebrate each other's victories.

Suppose a woman has ten silver coins and loses one. …When she finds it, she will call in her friends and neighbors and say, ‘Rejoice with me because I have found my lost coin.’ —Luke 15:8-9 NLT

朋友慶祝彼此的勝利。 一個婦人有十塊錢，若失落一塊，豈不點上燈，打掃屋子，細細地找，直到找著嗎？找著了，就請朋友鄰舍來，對他們說︰「我失落的那塊錢已經找著了，你們和我一同歡喜吧！」——路加福音15:8-9

Friends help make you a better person.

As iron sharpens iron, so a friend sharpens a friend. —Proverbs 27:17 NLT Two people are better off than one, for they can help each other succeed. —Ecclesiastes 4:9 NLT

朋友幫助你、使你變得更好 鐵磨鐵，磨出刃來；朋友相感，也是如此。——箴言27:17

兩個人總比一個人好，因為二人勞碌同得美好的果效。——傳道書4:9-10

Friends give good advice.

The heartfelt counsel of a friend is as sweet as perfume and incense.—Proverbs 27:9 NLT

朋友會給予你好的建議及忠言 膏油和香料使人心喜悅；朋友誠實的勸教也使如此甘美。——箴言27:9

Friends are forgiving.

Love prospers when a fault is forgiven, but dwelling on it separates close friends.—Proverbs 17:9 NLT

朋友會體諒寬恕。 遮掩人過的，尋求人愛；屢次挑錯的，離間密友。——箴言17:9

Friends don't gossip.

A whisperer separates the best of friends.—Proverbs 16:28

朋友不會講閒話。 傳舌的，離間密友。——箴言16:28

Choose your friends wisely.

The righteous choose their friends carefully.—Proverbs 12:26 NIV Walk with the wise and become wise; associate with fools and get in trouble.—Proverbs 13:20 NLT

明智地擇友 義人謹慎擇友。——箴言12:26

與智慧人同行的，必得智慧；和愚昧人作伴的，必受虧損（自找麻煩）。——箴言13:20

Jesus set the ultimate example of a friend, and He shared His secret with us.

Love each other in the same way I have loved you. There is no greater love than to lay down one's life for one's friends.—John 15:12-13 NLT

耶穌樹立了最終極的朋友之榜樣，祂並與我們分享祂的祕訣。 你們要彼此相愛，像我愛你們一樣。人為朋友捨命，人的愛心沒有比這個大的。——約翰福音15:12,13

Jesus wants to be your closest, truest friend. If you don't yet know Him personally, you can meet Him right now. Simply pray:

Jesus, I want to know You. Come into my life and help me experience Your loving presence.

耶穌想要成為你最親密、最真誠的朋友。如果你尚未親身認識祂，現在就可以。你只需做以下這個禱告︰ 耶穌，我想要認識您。請進入我的生命之中，幫助我體驗到您常常充滿愛心地與我同在。

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