37 Bible Verses about Friendship Kjv

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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.

Better is open protest than love kept secret.

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

My son, go in fear of the Lord and the king: have nothing to do with those who are in high positions:

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

Say not to your neighbour, Go, and come again, and tomorrow I will give; when you have it by you at the time.

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

But Amnon had a friend whose name was Jonadab, the son of Shimeah, David's brother: and Jonadab was a very wise man.

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

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.

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

Do this, my son, and make yourself free, because you have come into the power of your neighbour; go without waiting, and make a strong request to your neighbour.

Do nothing for their peace or well-being for ever.

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.

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.

My son, if you have made yourself responsible for your neighbour, or given your word for another,

And Jesus said to him, Friend, do that for which you have come. Then they came and put hands on Jesus, and took him.

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

They have put on me evil for good; hate in exchange for my love.

O you who are false to God, do you not see that the friends of this world are not God's friends? Every man desiring to be a friend of this world makes himself a hater of God.

For the wrong-hearted man is hated by the Lord, but he is a friend to the upright.

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.

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.