Here are 2 Bible verses about your inner circle, curated from both the Old and New Testaments of the Holy Bible, King James Version, arranged from most to least relevant.
John 10:10 KJV
10 The thief cometh not, but for to steal, and to kill, and to destroy: I am come that they might have life, and that they might have it more abundantly.
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Jeremiah 29:11 KJV
11 For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith the Lord, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you an expected end.
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