רֵעַ

Do not drag me away with the wicked, and with the workers of iniquity, who speak peace to their neighbors while malice is in their hearts.

I paced about as for my friend or brother; I was bowed down with grief, like one mourning for his mother.

My beloved and friends shun my disease, and my kinsmen stand at a distance.

You have removed my beloved and my friend; darkness is my closest companion.

Whoever slanders his neighbor in secret, I will put to silence; the one with haughty eyes and a proud heart, I will not endure.

For the sake of my brothers and friends, I will say, “Peace be within you.”

Do not tell your neighbor, “Come back tomorrow and I will provide”—when you already have the means.

Do not devise evil against your neighbor, for he trustfully dwells beside you.

My son, if you have put up security for your neighbor, if you have struck hands in pledge with a stranger,

…then do this, my son, to free yourself, for you have fallen into your neighbor’s hands: Go, humble yourself, and press your plea with your neighbor.

So is he who sleeps with another man’s wife; no one who touches her will go unpunished.

With his mouth the ungodly man destroys his neighbor, but through knowledge the righteous are rescued.

Whoever shows contempt for his neighbor lacks judgment, but a man of understanding remains silent.

A righteous man is cautious in friendship, but the ways of the wicked lead them astray.

The poor man is hated even by his neighbor, but many are those who love the rich.

He who despises his neighbor sins, but blessed is he who shows kindness to the poor.

A violent man entices his neighbor and leads him down a path that is not good.

A friend loves at all times, and a brother is born for adversity.

A man lacking judgment strikes hands in pledge and puts up security for his neighbor.

The first to state his case seems right until another comes and cross-examines him.

A man of many companions may come to ruin, but there is a friend who stays closer than a brother.

Wealth attracts many friends, but a poor man is deserted by his friend.

Many seek the favor of the prince, and everyone is a friend of the gift giver.

The soul of the wicked man craves evil; his neighbor finds no favor in his eyes.

He who loves a pure heart and gracious lips will have the king for a friend.

Do not testify against your neighbor without cause, and do not deceive with your lips.

…do not bring hastily to court. Otherwise, what will you do in the end when your neighbor puts you to shame?

Argue your case with your neighbor without betraying another’s confidence,

Seldom set foot in your neighbor’s house, lest he grow weary and hate you.

Like a club or sword or sharp arrow is a man who bears false witness against his neighbor.

…so is the man who deceives his neighbor and says, “I was only joking!”

Oil and incense bring joy to the heart, and the counsel of a friend is sweetness to the soul.

Do not forsake your friend or your father’s friend, and do not go to your brother’s house in the day of your calamity; better a neighbor nearby than a brother far away.

If one blesses his neighbor with a loud voice early in the morning, it will be counted to him as a curse.

As iron sharpens iron, so one man sharpens another.

A man who flatters his neighbor spreads a net for his feet.

I saw that all labor and success spring from a man’s envy of his neighbor. This too is futile and a pursuit of the wind.

I have come to my garden, my sister, my bride; I have gathered my myrrh with my spice. I have eaten my honeycomb with my honey; I have drunk my wine with my milk. Eat, O friends, and drink; drink freely, O beloved.

His mouth is most sweet; he is altogether lovely. This is my beloved, and this is my friend, O daughters of Jerusalem.

The people will oppress one another, man against man, neighbor against neighbor; the young will rise up against the old, and the base against the honorable.

Terror, pain, and anguish will seize them; they will writhe like a woman in labor. They will look at one another, their faces flushed with fear.

“So I will incite Egyptian against Egyptian; brother will fight against brother, neighbor against neighbor, city against city, and kingdom against kingdom.

The desert creatures will meet with hyenas, and one wild goat will call to another. There the night creature will settle and find her place of repose.

Each one helps the other and says to his brother, “Be strong!”

“If a man divorces his wife and she leaves him to marry another, can he ever return to her? Would not such a land be completely defiled? But you have played the harlot with many lovers—and you would return to Me?” declares the LORD.

But as a woman may betray her husband, so you have betrayed Me, O house of Israel,” declares the LORD.

They are well-fed, lusty stallions, each neighing after his neighbor’s wife.

Therefore this is what the LORD says: “I will lay stumbling blocks before this people; fathers and sons alike will be staggered; friends and neighbors will perish.”