Psalm 141:5 Let a righteous man strike me—that is a kindness; let him rebuke me—that is oil on my head. My head will not refuse it, for my prayer will still be against the deeds of evildoers.
If your friends beat you up (not physically but mentally or spiritually) then I would question two things: 1. Am I doing something wrong or 2. Are they doing something wrong?
Much of the time we may well find out we have strayed from God’s path and they are trying to remind us of where we should be going!
Having true friends who do point out when you go wrong is compared here with an excellent oil – how good it is to rub on our skins.
When our friends then get into trouble, we should also be the true friends who point out their errors and we should also be praying for them!