37 Bible Verses about Friendship And Trust

Do not rely on a friend;
don’t trust in a close companion.
Seal your mouth
from the woman who lies in your arms.

Everyone has to be on guard against his friend.
Don’t trust any brother,
for every brother will certainly deceive,
and every friend spread slander.

The wounds of a friend are trustworthy,
but the kisses of an enemy are excessive.

But it is you, a man who is my peer,
my companion and good friend!

Even my friend in whom I trusted,
one who ate my bread,
has raised his heel against me.

that is, to be mutually encouraged by each other’s faith, both yours and mine.

The secret counsel of the Lord
is for those who fear Him,
and He reveals His covenant to them.

In the morning they got up early and went out to the wilderness of Tekoa. As they were about to go out, Jehoshaphat stood and said, “Hear me, Judah and you inhabitants of Jerusalem. Believe in Yahweh your God, and you will be established; believe in His prophets, and you will succeed.”

My relatives stop coming by,
and my close friends have forgotten me.

An offended brother is harder to reach
than a fortified city,
and quarrels are like the bars of a fortress.

Many a man proclaims his own loyalty,
but who can find a trustworthy man?

A man with many friends may be harmed,
but there is a friend who stays closer than a brother.

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He also said to them: “Suppose one of you has a friend and goes to him at midnight and says to him, ‘Friend, lend me three loaves of bread,

Do not love the world or the things that belong to the world. If anyone loves the world, love for the Father is not in him.

You will even be betrayed by parents, brothers, relatives, and friends. They will kill some of you.

A gossip goes around revealing a secret,
but a trustworthy person keeps a confidence.

My son, fear the Lord, as well as the king,
and don’t associate with rebels,

Trusting an unreliable person in a difficult time
is like a rotten tooth or a faltering foot.

But you, Israel, My servant,
Jacob, whom I have chosen,
descendant of Abraham, My friend—

Come to terms with God and be at peace;
in this way good will come to you.

Each one betrays his friend;
no one tells the truth.
They have taught their tongues to speak lies;
they wear themselves out doing wrong.

Many seek a ruler’s favor,
and everyone is a friend of one who gives gifts.

Dear friends, if our conscience doesn’t condemn us, we have confidence before God

A violent man lures his neighbor,
leading him in a way that is not good.

In the fear of the Lord one has strong confidence
and his children have a refuge.

Don’t make friends with an angry man,
and don’t be a companion of a hot-tempered man,

Then Saul’s son Jonathan came to David in Horesh and encouraged him in his faith in God,

My friend acts violently
against those at peace with him;
he violates his covenant.

Are You not our God who drove out the inhabitants of this land before Your people Israel and who gave it forever to the descendants of Abraham Your friend?

But you, dear friends, as you build yourselves up in your most holy faith and pray in the Holy Spirit,

When David had finished speaking with Saul, Jonathan committed himself to David, and loved him as much as he loved himself.

Don’t abandon your friend or your father’s friend,
and don’t go to your brother’s house
in your time of calamity;
better a neighbor nearby than a brother far away.

Therefore encourage one another and build each other up as you are already doing.

Be in agreement with one another. Do not be proud; instead, associate with the humble. Do not be wise in your own estimation.

Even though we are speaking this way, dear friends, in your case we are confident of the better things connected with salvation.

The Lord spoke with Moses face to face, just as a man speaks with his friend. Then Moses would return to the camp, but his assistant, the young man Joshua son of Nun, would not leave the inside of the tent.

Everyone who has a treaty with you
will drive you to the border;
everyone at peace with you
will deceive and conquer you.
Those who eat your bread
will set a trap for you.
He will be unaware of it.