41 Bible Verses about Best Friends

Even my dearest friend, in whom I had faith, who took bread with me, is turned against me.

All the men of my circle keep away from me; and those dear to me are turned against me.

Put no faith in a friend, do not let your hope be placed in a relation: keep watch on the doors of your mouth against her who is resting on your breast.

A friend is loving at all times, and becomes a brother in times of trouble.

But it was you, my equal, my guide, my well-loved friend.

Greater love has no man than this, that a man gives up his life for his friends.

The wounds of a friend are given in good faith, but the kisses of a hater are false.

A man of twisted purposes is a cause of fighting everywhere: and he who says evil secretly makes trouble between friends.

You are my friends, if you do what I give you orders to do.

Oil and perfume make glad the heart, and the wise suggestion of a friend is sweet to the soul.

You have sent my friends far away from me; you have made me a disgusting thing in their eyes: I am shut up, and not able to come out.

He who keeps a sin covered is looking for love; but he who keeps on talking of a thing makes division between friends.

My relations and my near friends have given me up, and those living in my house have put me out of their minds.

The upright man is a guide to his neighbour, but the way of evil-doers is a cause of error to them.

There are friends who may be a man's destruction, but there is a lover who keeps nearer than a brother.

Wealth makes a great number of friends; but the poor man is parted from his friend.

The secret of the Lord is with those in whose hearts is the fear of him; he will make his agreement clear to them.

You have sent my friends and lovers far from me; I am gone from the memory of those who are dear to me.

And the holy Writings were put into effect which said, And Abraham had faith in God and it was put to his account as righteousness; and he was named the friend of God.

My loved ones, let us have love for one another: because love is of God, and everyone who has love is a child of God and has knowledge of God.

Let everyone keep watch on his neighbour, and put no faith in any brother: for every brother will certainly be tricking his brother, and every neighbour will go about saying evil.

And Job's three friends had word of all this evil which had come on him. And they came every one from his place, Eliphaz the Temanite, and Bildad the Shuhite, and Zophar the Naamathite. So they came together to a meeting-place, in order that they might go and make clear to Job their grief for him, and give him comfort.

Do not give up your friend and your father's friend; and do not go into your brother's house in the day of your trouble: better is a neighbour who is near than a brother far off.

As I was in my flowering years, when my tent was covered by the hand of God;

Do not be friends with a man who is given to wrath; do not go in the company of an angry man:

No longer do I give you the name of servants; because a servant is without knowledge of what his master is doing: I give you the name of friends, because I have given you knowledge of all the things which my Father has said to me.

Most men make no secret of their kind acts: but where is a man of good faith to be seen?

He whose heart is clean is dear to the Lord; for the grace of his lips the king will be his friend.

All the brothers of the poor man are against him: how much more do his friends go far from him! ...

For it was not my hater who said evil of me; that would have been no grief to me; it was not one outside the number of my friends who made himself strong against me, or I would have kept myself from him in a secret place;

He who has the bride is the husband: but the husband's friend, whose place is by his side and whose ears are open to him, is full of joy because of the husband's voice: such is my joy, and it is complete.

Do not be tricked by false words: evil company does damage to good behaviour.

Iron makes iron sharp; so a man makes sharp his friend.

Go with wise men and be wise: but he who keeps company with the foolish will be broken.

And if one has a fall, the other will give him a hand; but unhappy is the man who is by himself, because he has no helper.

And I say to you, Make friends for yourselves through the wealth of this life, so that when it comes to an end, you may be taken into the eternal resting-places.

We had loving talk together, and went to the house of God in company.

A brother wounded is like a strong town, and violent acts are like a locked tower.

Now after David's talk with Saul was ended, the soul of Jonathan was joined with the soul of David, and David became as dear to him as his very life.

And that day Herod and Pilate became friends with one another, for before they had been against one another.

He who gives a blessing to his friend with a loud voice, getting up early in the morning, will have it put to his account as a curse.