FRIENDS
(See also Learn From Jehovah’s Friends [Video Series and Activities])
(Note centered heading below: Bible Examples)
accepting help from friends: w19.04 11-13
animals: g05 3/8 29
appreciation for Awake! articles on: g05 9/22 30; g96 12/8 30; g90 2/8 30
assisting one misled from truth: g96 1/22 15-17; g96 8/22 30
Irenaeus’ efforts: w90 7/15 21-22
avoiding being smothered: g99 1/8 30; g98 4/22 17-19
being a friend: w25.02 28-29; ijwbv article 60; mwb22.03 8; lff lesson 48; w19.04 12; w19.11 7; w10 1/15 4; g04 12/8 6
during persecution: w25.02 29
keeping confidences: w22.09 11
to all in one’s congregation: mwb25.05 14; w04 10/1 17-18; km 5/04 4; km 9/98 1
to children of divorce: g91 4/22 8-10
to housebound: w25.02 28-29
to one’s Bible student: w21.06 5-6
to one suffering mental distress: wp23.1 14-15
to one’s wife: w09 5/15 20
when friend errs: w21.10 7; w17.03 28-31; w11 1/15 28-29; w97 8/1 13
being drawn to wrong people: g 3/06 30; g 8/06 30; g05 7/22 19-21; g05 8/22 27
being forgiving: w19.11 6
being likable: yp2 87-91; g04 12/8 4-5; w91 10/15 13-14; g88 8/22 11-13; g88 11/22 12-14
benefits: mwb25.07 12
Bible students’ former friends: w11 12/1 17; w09 10/15 20
Bible view: ijwbq article 183; scl 10; it-1 872-873
fellow believers termed “friends” (3Jo 14): it-1 873; w08 12/15 29
ones who stop serving Jehovah: w09 10/15 20-21
people not serving Jehovah: w18.07 19; w08 2/15 26-27; w07 5/1 15-16; jd 134-136
school friends: yp2 142-146; g 4/06 17-19
some fellow believers closer than others: it-1 873
choosing friends: mwb23.07 14; w22.08 5-6; lff lesson 48; mwb21.03 15; od 200; it-1 873; lvs 31-38; w15 9/15 7, 17; bhs 150-151; lv 25-32; yp1 57-63; jr 54-66; w09 8/15 20-21; g 3/09 18-20; g05 7/22 21; g05 8/22 25-27; g04 12/8 8-10, 12; lr 227-231; w00 10/15 24; g97 2/22 13; yp 100-101
being selective: lff lesson 48; g19.3 9; lvs 35-36; lv 31; w11 12/1 16-17; w10 11/1 7; g 7/07 12
for leisure activities: w11 10/15 11-12
gangs a poor choice: g91 6/8 16-18
parental oversight: w22.05 29-30; w13 4/15 15; g 3/07 8-9; w04 6/15 6-7; g04 12/8 11; fy 95-97
video Find Friends in Unexpected Places: lff lesson 48
video What’s a Real Friend?: lff lesson 48
within Christian congregation: lvs 35-38; lv 31-32; g05 8/22 26-27
cliques: ijwyp article 64
desire to be liked:
danger when obsessive: g89 4/22 12-14
discussion: ijwbq article 183; it-1 872-874; w09 10/15 13-21; yp2 84-111, 142-146; g04 12/8 3-12; w00 12/1 20-23; w96 3/15 3-6; yp 65-72
effect of accepting truth: w18.11 6
effect of impatience: g 12/12 7
effect of perfectionism: yp2 228
effect of technology: g21.2 4-6
ending a friendship: w09 10/15 20-21
examples: w25.02 28
four Gilead classmates: w12 10/15 17-21
hurt by Witness friend: w17.03 31
pioneers: jr 65-66
single mother and older couple: w07 1/1 11
sister crying during Kingdom song: km 9/98 1
theocratic projects: w18.08 25-26
Witness friend errs: w17.03 28-30
young girl and older woman: g96 2/22 26-27; g96 11/22 30; g96 12/8 30
youths and older people: g99 2/8 30
experiences:
girl who desired friendship with God: w05 2/1 15
extending circle of: ijwyp article 64; mrt article 105; g 6/14 7; w09 10/15 19; g98 4/22 18-19
fitting in: ijwyp article 91; g 4/11 18-20; g91 10/22 23-25
friend (companion) of the king: it-1 873-874
Ahuzzath: it-1 66
“friend of Caesar” (Joh 19:12): it-1 383
“friend of the bridegroom” (Joh 3:29): it-1 874; it-2 341; jy 46; gt chapter 18; w90 3/15 24
“friendship with the world” (Jas 4:4): scl 49-50; it-1 873; w97 11/15 19-20; tp 124-126
false religion: ws 30-32
what James had in mind: w98 9/1 11-13
gestures indicating friendship: it-1 219
gossip among: yp2 105-110; w89 10/15 13
Greek words for friend, friendship: it-1 55; w09 7/15 14; w90 11/15 11-12
identifying true friends: ijwbq article 183; g 4/14 2; g 9/11 19-21
illustration of persistent friend (Lu 11): w19.11 13; it-1 1180; w13 4/1 11; w06 12/15 20-22; w02 9/1 12
Internet friendships: mwb22.03 9; yp2 99-104
social networks: g 2/12 9; g 8/11 12
video Be Social-Network Smart: mwb22.03 9; lff lesson 48
loyalty: w09 10/15 19-20; w05 9/1 6; yp 71
maintaining friendships: g22.1 12; w09 10/15 21; g 3/09 20; g97 2/22 30; w96 3/15 6; g96 5/22 25-27; g90 3/22 30; g89 9/22 25-27
‘make friends by means of unrighteous riches’ (Lu 16:9): it-1 873; it-2 806; w17.07 8-11; jy 204-205; w09 10/15 16; w05 7/15 28; w94 12/1 18; w92 1/15 13-14; gt chapter 87; w89 3/1 8-9; g88 4/22 8
making true friends: mwb25.07 13; scl 11; w21.06 10-11; lff lesson 48; g19.3 8-9; g16.1 10-11; lv 30; g 4/14 2; g 6/14 4-7; g 9/11 20; g 9/10 6-8; w09 10/15 17-20; w07 1/1 6-7; w06 3/1 32; g04 12/8 4-8; w00 12/1 22-23; w96 3/15 5-6; g90 10/22 18-19; yp 65-72; w87 9/15 3-7; g87 11/8 27
all Christian acquaintances: mwb25.05 14; w21.06 11; w19.11 2-7
communication needed: w19.11 4-5
field ministry together: w19.11 5-6
giving spiritually: w01 7/1 14
in new assignment: w19.08 22
in new congregation: w24.07 27-28
widening out: ijwyp article 64; w09 10/15 19; w07 1/1 11; g 7/07 11-12; g98 4/22 18-19
meaning of term: ijwbq article 183; mwb22.03 9; g21.2 6; w00 12/1 21
contrast to acquaintance: w92 6/1 24
need for: scl 10; g04 12/8 3; g00 10/8 28; w96 3/15 3
not befriending Jehovah’s enemies: w96 3/15 16
opposite sex: ijwyp articles 55-56; g 6/12 15-17; g 7/12 16-19; g 5/09 20; g05 8/22 27; g04 12/8 6-7
danger when not free to marry: w94 2/15 25
other than one’s mate: g 10/13 4-5; g 4/09 28-29
platonic relationships: g92 8/22 17-19; yp 232-233; g86 3/22 17-19; g86 8/8 28
talking: g92 8/22 17-19
overcoming obstacles to friendship: yp2 87-91
parents and children: w15 11/15 9; w97 7/15 20-21
peer pressure: g18.2 12; g 1/14 10-11; w05 1/1 24-25; w04 10/15 22-23; yp 73-80, 91-92, 278-280
shallow friendships: g01 1/8 28
surveys: g 2/11 29
lifelong friends: g97 4/22 29
value: w21.04 24-25; w19.04 12-13; w11 12/1 17; w00 7/15 5
heart health: g05 11/22 28
help to see things clearly: ijwyp article 114
longevity: g 7/07 22
video “There Is an Appointed Time for Everything”— Building Friendships Takes Time: mwb25.07 13
video Warning Examples for Our Day—Excerpt: mwb21.03 15
video Young People Ask—How Can I Make Real Friends?: km 10/99 7
when a friend hurts you: ijwyp article 75; w17.03 31; yp2 92-96, 98; g00 2/22 13-15; g00 10/22 30; g00 11/8 30
when best friend moves: g97 10/8 30; g96 12/22 13-15
whether to tell on: g 12/08 19-21; yp 68-69; g88 9/8 19-21
youths: w22.08 5-6; g 2/14 2; g97 2/22 13; yp 65-72, 100-101, 119-120
befriending older people: w15 9/15 7; g 4/15 11; g04 12/8 10, 12; g96 2/22 26-27; g96 11/22 30; g96 12/8 30; g90 6/8 19
friendships with opposite sex: ijwyp articles 55-56; g 6/12 15-17; g 7/12 16-19; g 5/09 20
friendship with Jehovah: mwb20.10 5; yp2 289-296; w04 8/1 30; g97 5/22 18-20; yp 120
wondering why no friends: ijwyp article 27
Bible Examples
David and Jonathan: w25.07 4; ijwbq article 183; ijwia article 3; mwb22.03 9; w21.01 21-23; w19.09 32; it-1 873; lvs 34; lfb 102-103; lv 28-31; w10 7/1 30-31; w08 2/15 8-9; w07 9/15 18-20; w96 3/15 4-5
Elijah and Elisha: ijwia article 1
Hushai: it-1 1163-1164; w17.03 29
Jehovah: w25.04 8-9; cl 16-17; lff lesson 48; it-1 873; w13 3/15 15-16; w03 7/1 9-10
Abraham a friend of: ijwis article 19; lff lesson 8; it-1 136, 873; lvs 32; lfb 22-23, 33; w16.02 8-12; w16.06 32; w14 2/15 21-22; lv 26; w12 1/1 3; gu 13; w98 8/15 11-12; ct 121-122; w86 4/15 6; ws 73-74
basis for true friendships: w18.12 21-22, 26-27; w87 9/15 6-7
being a friend of: ijwbq article 183; lff lessons 8, 60; w20.05 26-27; wp18.1 15-16; lvs 32-33; w16.02 13-17; w16.05 19-20; w15 10/1 14; bhs 15-16, 124-127, 129-134; w14 2/15 21-25; w14 11/1 6; w14 12/1 3-6; bh 115-116; lv 26-27; w11 12/1 16; w10 10/1 20-21; yp2 289-296; w04 8/1 30; la 28-29; gf 3-31; g97 2/22 11-13; g96 3/22 30; g96 7/8 30; g95 7/22 13-15; g95 11/22 12-14; w92 6/1 24-26; w89 9/15 26-30; yp 120, 311-319; w87 9/15 6-7; g87 3/8 19-21; g87 11/22 18-20; g86 2/8 15-17
blessings from Jehovah: ijwbq article 147; wp19.1 15
friendship with youths: g98 3/8 30; g97 5/22 18-20
helping others be friends of: w14 2/15 23-24; km 10/06 1; w00 6/1 17
Jehovah a good friend: lff lesson 8; w16.06 3-5
life story “Jehovah Has Sustained Me as a Friend”: w89 5/1 10-13
prayers a barometer: w97 7/1 27-30
prayers build friendship: w03 9/15 16-17
pre-Christian witnesses: w20.05 27; it-2 760-761
rebuilding friendship after reinstatement: w21.10 14-17
reconciliation needed: it-2 760-762
shares secrets: w97 6/1 8
Jeremiah: w19.11 2-4, 6-7
Jesus Christ: it-1 873; w08 12/1 6
being a friend of: w20.04 20-25; jy 276; w09 10/15 13, 15-17; gt chapter 116; w90 8/15 8-9
Christians both slaves and friends of: w88 6/15 31
example for Christians: w09 10/15 13-15
example for elders: w11 11/15 29
friendship with apostles: ijwbq article 183; w17.03 30-31
friendship with disciples (Joh 15:15): w22.01 18-19; w18.05 21; w11 11/15 29
Jesus’ personal friends: w19.04 11-12
Josiah’s friends: yc 18-19
Lydia: yp2 97
Nathan the prophet: w17.03 28-29
Paul and Timothy: lvs 35
Paul’s friends: w25.02 28
Ruth and Naomi: ijwbq article 183; ijwis article 12; lvs 33-34; w09 10/15 18; w05 3/1 27-28; w87 9/15 5-7
three Hebrews: lvs 34-35