Siṅgālasutta

Suttapiṭaka · Dīghanikāya · Pāthikavagga · Vol. 11 · Section 195

[195] Householder's son, on four grounds a good-hearted friend who counsels one's benefit (atthakkhāyī mitto suhado) should be known: he restrains one from evil, he establishes one in what is good, he causes one to hear what one has not heard, and he points out the path to heaven. Householder's son, on these four grounds a good-hearted friend who counsels one's benefit should be known.

English translation from the Pali (Siam Raṭṭha edition) — under review, not for citation.