Proverbs 17:17 Introduction: In our stress on great theological themes and timeless moral principles, we sometimes neglect the simpler, more practical, things so essential to spiritual life. One of the Christian virtues which the Bible stresses is that of friendship. God uses this to illustrate the relationship between Christ and the believer, so it is very important. Someone has said, “A friend is one who comes in when the whole world has gone out.” Aristotle said,