46 Bible Verses about Losing Friends

Wealth maketh many friends; but the poor is separated from his neighbour.

The righteous is more excellent than his neighbour: but the way of the wicked seduceth them.

A man that hath friends must shew himself friendly: and there is a friend that sticketh closer than a brother.

And every one that hath forsaken houses, or brethren, or sisters, or father, or mother, or wife, or children, or lands, for my name's sake, shall receive an hundredfold, and shall inherit everlasting life.

He that findeth his life shall lose it: and he that loseth his life for my sake shall find it.

Yea, mine own familiar friend, in whom I trusted, which did eat of my bread, hath lifted up his heel against me.

So is the man that deceiveth his neighbour, and saith, Am not I in sport?

He that is surety for a stranger shall smart for it: and he that hateth suretiship is sure.

And I say unto you my friends, Be not afraid of them that kill the body, and after that have no more that they can do.

And then shall many be offended, and shall betray one another, and shall hate one another.

Lover and friend hast thou put far from me, and mine acquaintance into darkness.

And when he cometh home, he calleth together his friends and neighbours, saying unto them, Rejoice with me; for I have found my sheep which was lost.

And he said unto them, Which of you shall have a friend, and shall go unto him at midnight, and say unto him, Friend, lend me three loaves;

If thou faint in the day of adversity, thy strength is small.

And the scripture was fulfilled which saith, Abraham believed God, and it was imputed unto him for righteousness: and he was called the Friend of God.

Either what woman having ten pieces of silver, if she lose one piece, doth not light a candle, and sweep the house, and seek diligently till she find it?

A brother offended is harder to be won than a strong city: and their contentions are like the bars of a castle.

Brethren, if any of you do err from the truth, and one convert him;

He that covereth a transgression seeketh love; but he that repeateth a matter separateth very friends.

Ye adulterers and adulteresses, know ye not that the friendship of the world is enmity with God? whosoever therefore will be a friend of the world is the enemy of God.

Counsel is mine, and sound wisdom: I am understanding; I have strength.

I am resolved what to do, that, when I am put out of the stewardship, they may receive me into their houses.

Even so it is not the will of your Father which is in heaven, that one of these little ones should perish.

Many will intreat the favour of the prince: and every man is a friend to him that giveth gifts.

It is naught, it is naught, saith the buyer: but when he is gone his way, then he boasteth.

And he said unto them, Verily I say unto you, There is no man that hath left house, or parents, or brethren, or wife, or children, for the kingdom of God's sake,

And ye shall be betrayed both by parents, and brethren, and kinsfolks, and friends; and some of you shall they cause to be put to death.

Not slothful in business; fervent in spirit; serving the Lord;

And the LORD turned the captivity of Job, when he prayed for his friends: also the LORD gave Job twice as much as he had before.

Wherefore comfort yourselves together, and edify one another, even as also ye do.

While I was with them in the world, I kept them in thy name: those that thou gavest me I have kept, and none of them is lost, but the son of perdition; that the scripture might be fulfilled.

Ye therefore, beloved, seeing ye know these things before, beware lest ye also, being led away with the error of the wicked, fall from your own stedfastness.

And he answered and said unto them, My mother and my brethren are these which hear the word of God, and do it.

And all things are of God, who hath reconciled us to himself by Jesus Christ, and hath given to us the ministry of reconciliation;

For what shall it profit a man, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul?

I say unto you, Though he will not rise and give him, because he is his friend, yet because of his importunity he will rise and give him as many as he needeth.

Now when Job's three friends heard of all this evil that was come upon him, they came every one from his own place; Eliphaz the Temanite, and Bildad the Shuhite, and Zophar the Naamathite: for they had made an appointment together to come to mourn with him and to comfort him.

And Jesus answered and said, Verily I say unto you, There is no man that hath left house, or brethren, or sisters, or father, or mother, or wife, or children, or lands, for my sake, and the gospel's,

Confidence in an unfaithful man in time of trouble is like a broken tooth, and a foot out of joint.

That is, that I may be comforted together with you by the mutual faith both of you and me.

Salt is good: but if the salt have lost his saltness, wherewith will ye season it? Have salt in yourselves, and have peace one with another.

My heart panteth, my strength faileth me: as for the light of mine eyes, it also is gone from me.

The secret of the LORD is with them that fear him; and he will shew them his covenant.

And when she hath found it, she calleth her friends and her neighbours together, saying, Rejoice with me; for I have found the piece which I had lost.

So they sat down with him upon the ground seven days and seven nights, and none spake a word unto him: for they saw that his grief was very great.

But I would not have you to be ignorant, brethren, concerning them which are asleep, that ye sorrow not, even as others which have no hope.