I. It is important to HAVE good friends

A. Job’s friends were “miserable comforters” (Job 16:2, 4-5)
B. We should surround ourselves with people who have our eternal interests at heart (1 Corinthians 15:33)

II. It is important to BE a good friend

A. Listen carefully (Job 21:2)
B. Bear one another’s burdens (Job 21:3; Galatians 6:2)
C. Look at the evidence (Job 21:5; Ephesians 4:29)