Divine Friendship

Ye are My friends, if ye do whatsoever I command you.

John xv. 14

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

Canticles v. 16

He that loveth pureness of heart, for the grace of his lips the King shall be his friend.

Proverbs xxii. 11