25 Bible Verses about Being A Friend

He that maketh many friends doeth it to his own destruction; But there is a friend that sticketh closer than a brother.

A friend loveth at all times; And a brother is born for adversity.

No longer do I call you servants; for the servant knoweth not what his lord doeth: but I have called you friends; for all things that I heard from my Father, I have made known unto you.

The righteous is a guide to his neighbor; But the way of the wicked causeth them to err.

Walk with wise men, and thou shalt be wise; But the companion of fools shall smart for it.

Make no friendship with a man that is given to anger; And with a wrathful man thou shalt not go: Lest thou learn this ways, And get a snare to thy soul.

Iron sharpeneth iron; So a man sharpeneth the countenance of his friend.

Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends.

This is my commandment, that ye love one another, even as I have loved you. Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends. Ye are my friends, if ye do the things which I command you.read more.
No longer do I call you servants; for the servant knoweth not what his lord doeth: but I have called you friends; for all things that I heard from my Father, I have made known unto you.

Be not deceived: Evil companionships corrupt good morals.

And it came to pass, when he had made an end of speaking unto Saul, that the soul of Jonathan was knit with the soul of David, and Jonathan loved him as his own soul. And Saul took him that day, and would let him go no more home to his father's house. Then Jonathan and David made a covenant, because he loved him as his own soul.

A perverse man scattereth abroad strife; And a whisperer separateth chief friends.

He that covereth a transgression seeketh love; But he that harpeth on a matter separateth chief friends.

Most men will proclaim every one his own kindness; But a faithful man who can find?

Two are better than one, because they have a good reward for their labor. For if they fall, the one will lift up his fellow; but woe to him that is alone when he falleth, and hath not another to lift him up.

Better is open rebuke Than love that is hidden. Faithful are the wounds of a friend; But the kisses of an enemy are profuse.

Let no man seek his own, but each his neighbor's good .

Draw nigh to God, and he will draw nigh to you. Cleanse your hands, ye sinners; and purify your hearts, ye doubleminded.

Where there is no counsel, purposes are disappointed; But in the multitude of counsellors they are established.

Ye adulteresses, know ye not that the friendship of the world is enmity with God? Whosoever therefore would be a friend of the world maketh himself an enemy of God.

A new commandment I give unto you, that ye love one another; even as I have loved you, that ye also love one another. By this shall all men know that ye are my disciples, if ye have love one to another.

and the scripture was fulfilled which saith, And Abraham believed God, and it was reckoned unto him for righteousness; and he was called the friend of God.

Oil and perfume rejoice the heart; So doth the sweetness of a man's friend that cometh of hearty counsel.

Two are better than one, because they have a good reward for their labor. For if they fall, the one will lift up his fellow; but woe to him that is alone when he falleth, and hath not another to lift him up. Again, if two lie together, then they have warmth; but how can one be warm alone ?read more.
And if a man prevail against him that is alone, two shall withstand him; and a threefold cord is not quickly broken.

above all things being fervent in your love among yourselves; for love covereth a multitude of sins: