37 Bible Verses about Friendship Kjv
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A man with many friends may be harmed,
but there is a friend who stays closer than a brother.
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A friend loves at all times,
and a brother is born for a difficult time.
Oil and incense bring joy to the heart,
and the sweetness of a friend is better than self-counsel.
The wounds of a friend are trustworthy,
but the kisses of an enemy are excessive.
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.
A righteous man is careful in dealing with his neighbor,
but the ways of the wicked lead them astray.
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.
No one has greater love than this, that someone would lay down his life for his friends.
Do not rely on a friend;
don’t trust in a close companion.
Seal your mouth
from the woman who lies in your arms.
All the brothers of a poor man hate him;
how much more do his friends
keep their distance from him!
He may pursue them with words,
but they are not there.
Don’t say to your neighbor, “Go away! Come back later.
I’ll give it tomorrow”—when it is there with you.
Amnon had a friend named Jonadab, a son of David’s brother Shimeah. Jonadab was a very shrewd man,
You will even be betrayed by parents, brothers, relatives, and friends. They will kill some of you.
The secret counsel of the Lord
is for those who fear Him,
and He reveals His covenant to them.
Do this, then, my son, and free yourself,
for you have put yourself in your neighbor’s power:
Go, humble yourself, and plead with your neighbor.
Never seek their peace or prosperity as long as you live.
So the Scripture was fulfilled that says, Abraham believed God, and it was credited to him for righteousness, and he was called God’s friend.
After Job had prayed for his friends, the Lord restored his prosperity and doubled his previous possessions.
My son, if you have put up security for your neighbor
or entered into an agreement with a stranger,
“Friend,” Jesus asked him, “why have you come?”
Then they came up, took hold of Jesus, and arrested Him.
Adulteresses! Don’t you know that friendship with the world is hostility toward God? So whoever wants to be the world’s friend becomes God’s enemy.
for the devious are detestable to the Lord,
but He is a friend to the upright.
A contrary man spreads conflict,
and a gossip separates close friends.
Even my friend in whom I trusted,
one who ate my bread,
has raised his heel against me.
I tell you, even though he won’t get up and give him anything because he is his friend, yet because of his friend’s persistence, he will get up and give him as much as he needs.
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