Companionship is so important that if you get lonely enough, you may be tempted to hook up with the first people who show any interest in you. But that’s a mistake. You’re better off waiting for the right friend to come along than having a whole crowd of the wrong friends. Proverbs 12:26 says, “A righteous man is cautious in friendship, but the way of the wicked leads them astray“ (Proverbs 12:26). Proverbs 18:24 says, “A man of many companions may come to ruin, but there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother“ (Proverbs 18:24).