‘Best Friends Day’
In 1935, Congress set June 8th as ‘Best Friends Day’.
True friendship transcends social categories. Many say friends are “the family we choose!”
The Scriptures teach that true friends demonstrate love and integrity in their words and actions.
5 Favorite Scriptures on Friendship:
𝐓𝐫𝐮𝐞 𝐅𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐬 𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐚𝐤 𝐨𝐩𝐞𝐧𝐥𝐲 𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐰𝐡𝐚𝐭’𝐬 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐲 𝐠𝐨𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐨𝐧:
Exodus 33:11 - “The Lord would speak openly with Moses, as a person speaks to their dear friend...”
𝐓𝐫𝐮𝐞 𝐅𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐬 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐥𝐲 𝐥𝐨𝐲𝐚𝐥:
Proverbs 18:24 - “...the truest of friends are more loyal than family.“
𝐓𝐫𝐮𝐞 𝐅𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐬 𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐰 𝐥𝐨𝐯𝐞 𝐛𝐲 𝐜𝐨𝐫𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐰𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐧𝐞𝐜𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐚𝐫𝐲:
Proverbs 27:6 - “You can trust a friend who loves you enough to correct you, but enemies use smooth-talk to take advantage of you.”
𝐓𝐫𝐮𝐞 𝐅𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐬 𝐨𝐟𝐟𝐞𝐫 𝐨𝐛𝐣𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞, 𝐰𝐢𝐬𝐞 𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐬𝐞𝐥:
Proverbs 27:9 - “The smell of your perfume and fragrant oils may please your senses, but the sweetness of a friends heartfelt counsel is better than just considering your own reasonings.”
𝐓𝐫𝐮𝐞 𝐅𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐬 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐡𝐞𝐥𝐩 𝐬𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐩𝐞𝐧 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠:
Proverbs 27:17 - “Just as iron sharpens iron, friends sharpen each other’s minds.”
If these attributes remind you of someone, we hope you’re inspired to tell them what they mean to you!
💜 Anothen
True friendship transcends social categories. Many say friends are “the family we choose!”
The Scriptures teach that true friends demonstrate love and integrity in their words and actions.
5 Favorite Scriptures on Friendship:
𝐓𝐫𝐮𝐞 𝐅𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐬 𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐚𝐤 𝐨𝐩𝐞𝐧𝐥𝐲 𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐰𝐡𝐚𝐭’𝐬 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐲 𝐠𝐨𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐨𝐧:
Exodus 33:11 - “The Lord would speak openly with Moses, as a person speaks to their dear friend...”
𝐓𝐫𝐮𝐞 𝐅𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐬 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐥𝐲 𝐥𝐨𝐲𝐚𝐥:
Proverbs 18:24 - “...the truest of friends are more loyal than family.“
𝐓𝐫𝐮𝐞 𝐅𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐬 𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐰 𝐥𝐨𝐯𝐞 𝐛𝐲 𝐜𝐨𝐫𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐰𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐧𝐞𝐜𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐚𝐫𝐲:
Proverbs 27:6 - “You can trust a friend who loves you enough to correct you, but enemies use smooth-talk to take advantage of you.”
𝐓𝐫𝐮𝐞 𝐅𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐬 𝐨𝐟𝐟𝐞𝐫 𝐨𝐛𝐣𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞, 𝐰𝐢𝐬𝐞 𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐬𝐞𝐥:
Proverbs 27:9 - “The smell of your perfume and fragrant oils may please your senses, but the sweetness of a friends heartfelt counsel is better than just considering your own reasonings.”
𝐓𝐫𝐮𝐞 𝐅𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐬 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐡𝐞𝐥𝐩 𝐬𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐩𝐞𝐧 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠:
Proverbs 27:17 - “Just as iron sharpens iron, friends sharpen each other’s minds.”
If these attributes remind you of someone, we hope you’re inspired to tell them what they mean to you!
💜 Anothen
