60 Bible Verses about Friends
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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.
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.
A friend is loving at all times, and becomes a brother in times of trouble.
Greater love has no man than this, that a man gives up his life for his friends.
There are friends who may be a man's destruction, but there is a lover who keeps nearer than a brother.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Even my dearest friend, in whom I had faith, who took bread with me, is turned against me.
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.
The poor man is hated even by his neighbour, but the man of wealth has numbers of friends.
My relations and my near friends have given me up, and those living in my house have put me out of their minds.
So is the man who gets the better of his neighbour by deceit, and says, Am I not doing so in sport?
Do not be friends with a man who is given to wrath; do not go in the company of an angry man:
The upright man is a guide to his neighbour, but the way of evil-doers is a cause of error to them.
Let not your foot be frequently in your neighbour's house, or he may get tired of you, and his feeling be turned to hate.
Go with wise men and be wise: but he who keeps company with the foolish will be broken.
Do not be tricked by false words: evil company does damage to good behaviour.
And he said to the master of the house, When you give a feast, do not send for your friends and your brothers and your family or your neighbours who have wealth, for they may give a feast for you, and so you will get a reward.
But you will be given up even by your fathers and mothers, your brothers and relations and friends; and some of you will be put to death.
And the Lord made up to Job for all his losses, after he had made prayer for his friends: and all Job had before was increased by the Lord twice as much.
And if anyone says to him, What are these wounds between your hands? then he will say, Those with which I was wounded in the house of my friends.
Oil and perfume make glad the heart, and the wise suggestion of a friend is sweet to the soul.
When a man's ways are pleasing to the Lord, he makes even his haters be at peace with him.
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.
Great numbers will make attempts to get the approval of a ruler: and every man is the special friend of him who has something to give.
And if you say, Good day, to your brothers only, what do you do more than others? do not even the Gentiles the same?
He who keeps a sin covered is looking for love; but he who keeps on talking of a thing makes division between friends.
I say to you, Though he will not get up and give to him, because he is his friend, still, if he keeps on making his request, he will get up and give him as much as he has need of.
My loved ones, if God had such love for us, it is right for us to have love for one another.
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;
With his mouth the evil man sends destruction on his neighbour; but through knowledge the upright are taken out of trouble.
And it came about, after he had said these words to Job, that the Lord said to Eliphaz the Temanite, I am very angry with you and your two friends, because you have not said what is right about me, as my servant Job has.
The secret of the Lord is with those in whose hearts is the fear of him; he will make his agreement clear to them.
Everyone will make sport of his neighbour with deceit, not saying what is true: their tongues have been trained to say false words; they are twisted, hating to come back.
But I am hoping to see you in a short time, and to have talk with you face to face. May you have peace. Your friends here send you their love. Give my love to our friends by name.
All the men of my circle keep away from me; and those dear to me are turned against me.
My loved ones, do not put your faith in every spirit, but put them to the test, to see if they are from God: because a great number of false prophets have gone out into the world.
And Daniel went to his house and gave his friends Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah the news:
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Burial » Attended by » Attendance » Friends
So Joseph went up to put his father in his last resting-place; and with him went all the servants of Pharaoh, and the chief men of his house and all the chiefs of the land of Egypt,
And David said to Joab and all the people who were with him, Go in grief and put haircloth about you, in sorrow for Abner. And King David went after the dead body.
Now when he came near the door of the town, a dead man was being taken out, the only son of his mother, who was a widow: and a great number of people from the town were with her.
Christ's » Attitude toward children » Friends
There was at table one of his disciples, the one dear to Jesus, resting his head on Jesus' breast.
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.
Friends » False friends » David's friends were false to david
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; But it was you, my equal, my guide, my well-loved friend. We had loving talk together, and went to the house of God in company.
Even my dearest friend, in whom I had faith, who took bread with me, is turned against me.
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.
You have sent my friends and lovers far from me; I am gone from the memory of those who are dear to me.
False witnesses got up: they put questions to me about crimes of which I had no knowledge. They gave me back evil for good, troubling my soul. But as for me, when they were ill I put on the clothing of sorrow: I went without food and was sad, and my prayer came back again to my heart. read more.
My behaviour was as if it had been my friend or my brother: I was bent low in grief like one whose mother is dead. But they took pleasure in my trouble, and came together, yes, low persons came together against me without my knowledge; they never came to an end of wounding me. Like men of deceit they put me to shame; the voice of their wrath was loud against me.
Friends » Jesus calls his disciples by this term
You are my friends, if you do what I give you orders to do. 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.
Friends » False friends » Jesus' disciples ran away
But all this has taken place so that the writings of the prophets might come true. Then all his disciples went from him in flight.
But Peter went after him at a distance, to the house of the high priest, and went in and took his seat with the servants, to see the end.
Friends » False friends » Judas iscariot
Now the false one had given them a sign saying, The one to whom I give a kiss, that is he: take him. And straight away he came to Jesus and said, Master! and gave him a kiss.
Friends » False friends » Delilah was false to samson
Now Samson went to Gaza, and there he saw a loose woman and went in to her. And it was said to the Gazites, Samson is here. So they went round, watching for him all day at the doorway of the town, but at night they kept quiet, saying, When daylight comes we will put him to death. And Samson was there till the middle of the night; then he got up, and took a grip on the doors of the town, pulling them up, together with their two supports and their locks, and put them on his back and took them up to the top of the hill in front of Hebron. read more.
Now after this, he was in love with a woman in the valley of Sorek, named Delilah. And the chiefs of the Philistines came up to her, and said to her, Make use of your power over him and see what is the secret of his great strength, and how we may get the better of him, and put bands on him, so that we may make him feeble; and every one of us will give you eleven hundred shekels of silver. So Delilah said to Samson, Make clear to me now what is the secret of your great strength, and how you may be put in bands and made feeble. And Samson said to her, If seven new bow-cords which have never been made dry are knotted round me, I will become feeble and will be like any other man. So the chiefs of the Philistines gave her seven new bow-cords which had never been made dry, and she had them tightly knotted round him. Now she had men waiting secretly in the inner room; and she said to him, The Philistines are on you, Samson. And the cords were broken by him as a twist of thread is broken when touched by a flame. So the secret of his strength did not come to light. Then Delilah said to Samson, See, you have been making sport of me with false words; now, say truly how may you be put in bands? And he said to her, If they only put round me new thick cords which have never been used, then I will become feeble and will be like any other man. So Delilah took new thick cords, knotting them tightly round him, and said to him, The Philistines are on you, Samson. And men were waiting secretly in the inner room. And the cords were broken off his arms like threads. Then Delilah said to Samson, Up to now you have made sport of me with false words; now say truly, how may you be put in bands? And he said to her, If you get the seven twists of my hair worked into the cloth you are making and fixed with the pin, I will become feeble and will be like any other man. So while he was sleeping she got the seven twists of his hair worked into her cloth and fixed with the pin, and said to him, The Philistines are on you, Samson. Then awaking from his sleep, he got up quickly, pulling up cloth and machine together. And she said to him, Why do you say you are my lover when your heart is not mine? Three times you have made sport of me, and have not made clear to me the secret of your great strength. So day after day she gave him no peace, for ever questioning him till his soul was troubled to death. And opening all his heart to her, he said to her, My head has never been touched by a blade, for I have been separate to God from the day of my birth: if my hair is cut off, then my strength will go from me and I will become feeble, and will be like any other man. And when Delilah saw that he had let her see into his heart, she sent word to the chiefs of the Philistines saying, Come up this time, for he has let out all his heart to me. Then the chiefs of the Philistines came to her, with the money in their hands. And she made him go to sleep on her knees; and she sent for a man and had his seven twists of hair cut off; and while it was being done he became feeble and his strength went from him. Then she said, The Philistines are on you, Samson. And awaking from his sleep, he said, I will go out as at other times, shaking myself free. But he was not conscious that the Lord had gone from him.
Friends » False friends » Ahithophel was false to david
And Absalom sent for Ahithophel the Gilonite, one of David's helpers, from Giloh his town, while he was making the offerings. And the design against David became strong, for more and more people were joined to Absalom.
Friends » False friends » David was false to joab
Now you have knowledge of what Joab, the son of Zeruiah, did to me, and to the two captains of the army of Israel, Abner, the son of Ner, and Amasa, the son of Jether, whom he put to death, taking payment for the blood of war in time of peace, and making the band of my clothing and the shoes on my feet red with the blood of one put to death without cause. So be guided by your wisdom, and let not his white head go down to the underworld in peace.
Friends » False friends » The ephraimite's wife
Now in those days, when there was no king in Israel, a certain Levite was living in the inmost parts of the hill-country of Ephraim, and he got for himself a servant-wife from Beth-lehem-judah. And his servant-wife was angry with him, and went away from him to her father's house at Beth-lehem-judah, and was there for four months.
Friends » False friends » Instances of » Pharaoh's butler was false to joseph
But the wine-servant did not keep Joseph in mind or give a thought to him.
Friends » False friends » David was false to uriah
Friendship » Friends
A friend is loving at all times, and becomes a brother in times of trouble.
Intercessory prayer » Should be offered up for » Friends
And now, take seven oxen and seven sheep, and go to my servant Job, and give a burned offering for yourselves, and my servant Job will make prayer for you, that I may not send punishment on you; because you have not said what is right about me, as my servant Job has.
Topics on Friends
Abandoning Friends
Proverbs 27:10Do 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.
Bad Friends
1 Corinthians 15:33Do not be tricked by false words: evil company does damage to good behaviour.
Best Friends
Psalm 41:9Even my dearest friend, in whom I had faith, who took bread with me, is turned against me.
Choosing Friends
Proverbs 18:24There are friends who may be a man's destruction, but there is a lover who keeps nearer than a brother.
Christians Are Called Friends
John 15:15No 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.
Comfort, Of Friends
Job 2:11And 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.
Fake Friends
Proverbs 19:4Wealth makes a great number of friends; but the poor man is parted from his friend.
Family And Friends
Luke 21:16But you will be given up even by your fathers and mothers, your brothers and relations and friends; and some of you will be put to death.
Friends Failing
Proverbs 19:4Wealth makes a great number of friends; but the poor man is parted from his friend.
Friends Surrounding
2 Kings 11:8Will make a circle round the king, every man being armed; and whoever comes inside your lines is to be put to death; keep with the king, when he goes out and when he comes in.
Good Friends
1 Samuel 18:1-3Now 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.
Losing Friends
Proverbs 19:4Wealth makes a great number of friends; but the poor man is parted from his friend.
True Friends
Proverbs 18:24There are friends who may be a man's destruction, but there is a lover who keeps nearer than a brother.
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