Proverbs 18:24

Pro 18:24 A man [that hath] friends must shew himself friendly: and there is a friend [that] sticketh closer than a brother.

Ver. 24. A man that hath friends, &c. ] For Cos amoris amor, Love is the whetstone, or loadstone rather, of love. Marce, ut ameris, ama. a Love is a coin that must be returned in kind.

And there is a friend, &c. ] Such a friend is as one’s own soul, Deu 13:6 a piece so just cut for him, as answers him rightly in every joint. This is a rare happiness.

a Martial.