Tried Genuine 'Friendship

[Job 7:10] Thine own friend, and thy father's friend, forsake not; neither go into thy brother's house in the day of thy calamity: for better is a neighbour that is near than a brother far off.
[Thine own friend - A well and long tried friend is invaluable.
Father’s Friend - One that has been a friend to thy family never forgets, and never neglect.
Neither go - And, in the time of adversity, rather apply to such a one, than go to thy nearest relative, who keeps himself at a distance.
Calamity - Do not go to your brother’s house in the day of your calamity, for comfort and relief.
Better – the mere presence of the word ‘better’ does not automatically qualify a saying to fit into the better saying category. The use of the word better…than to express what is essentially a preference over one thing over another.
A neighbor - The friend, who hath showed himself to be a good neighbor.
Near - In affection.
Brother - A nearby neighbor is better than a distant brother is, particularly if the neighbors are longtime family friends.
Stick to tried friends. The ties of blood may be less reliable than those of genuine friendship.
A good reason given why we should thus value true friendship and be choice of it:
1. Because of the pleasure of it. There is a great deal of sweetness in conversing and consulting with a cordial friend. It is like ointment and perfume, which are very grateful to the smell, and exhilarate the spirits. It rejoices the heart; the burden of care is made lighter by unbosoming ourselves to our friend, and it is a great satisfaction to us to have their sentiments concerning our affairs. The sweetness of friendship lies not in hearty mirth, and hearty laughter, but in hearty counsel, faithful advice, sincerely given and without flattery, by counsel of the soul (so the word is), counsel which reaches the case, and comes to the heart, counsel about soul-concerns, Psalms 66:16. We should reckon that the most pleasant conversation which is about spiritual things, and promotes the prosperity of the soul.
2. Because of the profit and advantage of it, especially in a day of calamity. We are here advised not to go into a brother's house, not to expect relief from a kinsman merely for kindred-sake. For the obligation of that commonly goes little further than calling cousin and fails when it comes to the trial of a real kindness, but rather to apply ourselves to our neighbors, who are at hand, and will be ready to help us at an emergency. It is wisdom to oblige them by being neighborly, and we shall have the benefit of it in distress, by finding them so to us, 18:24.]
Thanks for being my friend, tried and true.