If you want to have a good friend, you first must be a good friend.

He sat in his usual place by the wall, opposite Jonathan and beside Abner, but David’s place was empty.

In the morning Jonathan went out to the field for the appointment with David, and a small boy was with him.

The wounds of a friend are faithful, but the kisses of an enemy are deceitful.

“Never!” Jonathan replied. “If I ever found out that my father had evil intentions against you, would I not tell you?”

To hear complaints with patience, even when complaints are vain, is one of the duties of friendship.

He said to the boy, “Run and find the arrows I shoot.” And as the boy ran, Jonathan shot an arrow beyond him.

So Jonathan summoned David and told him all these things. Then Jonathan brought David to Saul to serve him as he had before.

Then Jonathan said to David, “Tomorrow is the New Moon, and you will be missed if your seat is empty.

Then David asked Jonathan, “Who will tell me if your father answers you harshly?”

If you want a good friend, you need to be a good friend!

A friend is long sought, hardly found, and with difficulty kept. Let those who will, allow gold to dazzle them and be borne along in splendor, their very baggage glittering with gold and silver. Love is not to be purchased, and affection has no price. The friendship which can cease has never been real.