Covenant friendships are _______________________.

“One with many friends may be harmed, but there is a friend who stays closer than a brother.” Proverbs 18:24

Covenant friendships are _______________________.

“But Ruth replied: ‘Don’t plead with me to abandon you or to return and not follow you. For wherever you go, I will go, and wherever you live, I will live; your people will be my people, and your God will be my God. Where you die, I will die, and there I will be buried. May the LORD punish me, and do so severely, if anything but death separates you and me.’ When Naomi saw that Ruth was determined to go with her, she stopped talking to her.” Ruth 1:16-18

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Covenant friendships are _______________________.

“Flee from youthful passions, and pursue righteousness, faith, love, and peace, along with those who call on the Lord from a pure heart.” 2 Timothy 2:22

“And if someone overpowers one person, two can resist him. A cord of three strands is not easily broken.” Ecclesiastes 4:12

Covenant friendships are _______________________.

“Wealth attracts many friends.” Proverbs 19:4a

“Iron sharpens iron, and one person sharpens another.” Proverbs 27:17

Covenant friendships are _______________________.

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