If we were to strip life down to mere survival, we might ask what survival value does friendship hold for us? Is it truly necessary for us to survive? As I pondered this question it made me think of the tv show “Man vs. More importantly, is that how we live? If we were to put our lives under a microscope and look at how we spend our time, what we value, and what we give priority to, where would friendship fall? ” As a book on wise living, Proverbs teaches us that there is something profoundly wise about pursuing friendships and foolish about trying to do this life aloneīut is that how we view it? Do we value friends in the same way that Proverb 18:1 does? Do we see the folly in trying to live life apart from them? Do we think they are truly necessary – or are they just nice to have around?
Proverbs is a book on wise living, as we’re reminded by reading Proverbs 1:2, “To know wisdom and instruction, to understand words of insight. Proverbs 18:1 Whoever isolates himself seeks his own desire he breaks out against all sound judgment.
Proverbs 18:1 Whoever isolates himself seeks his own desire he breaks out against all sound judgment. Better is a neighbor who is near than a brother who is far away Proverbs 27:10 Do not forsake your friend and your father’s friend, and do not go to your brother’s house in the day of your calamity. Proverbs 13:20 Whoever walks with the wise becomes wise, but the companion of fools will suffer harm. Proverbs 16:28 A dishonest man spreads strife, and a whisperer separates close friends. Proverbs 17:9 Whoever covers an offense seeks love, but he who repeats a matter separates close friends. Faithful are the wounds of a friend profuse are the kisses of an enemy. Proverbs 27:5-6 Better is open rebuke than hidden love. Proverbs 27:9 Oil and perfume make the heart glad, and the sweetness of a friend comes from his earnest counsel. Proverbs 18:24 A man of many companions may come to ruin, but there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother. 
Proverbs 17:17 A friend loves at all times, and a brother is born for adversity. Proverbs 20:6 Many a man proclaims his own steadfast love, but a faithful man who can find?.
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