25 Bible Verses about Being A Friend

A man of too many friends comes to ruin,
But there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother.

A friend loves at all times,
And a brother is born for adversity.

No longer do I call you slaves, for the slave does not know what his master is doing; but I have called you friends, for all things that I have heard from My Father I have made known to you.

The righteous is a guide to his neighbor,
But the way of the wicked leads them astray.

He who walks with wise men will be wise,
But the companion of fools will suffer harm.

Do not associate with a man given to anger;
Or go with a hot-tempered man,
Or you will learn his ways
And find a snare for yourself.

Iron sharpens iron,
So one man sharpens another.

Greater love has no one than this, that one lay down his life for his friends.

“This is My commandment, that you love one another, just as I have loved you. Greater love has no one than this, that one lay down his life for his friends. You are My friends if you do what I command you.read more.
No longer do I call you slaves, for the slave does not know what his master is doing; but I have called you friends, for all things that I have heard from My Father I have made known to you.

Do not be deceived: “Bad company corrupts good morals.”

Now it came about when he had finished speaking to Saul, that the soul of Jonathan was knit to the soul of David, and Jonathan loved him as himself. Saul took him that day and did not let him return to his father’s house. Then Jonathan made a covenant with David because he loved him as himself.

A perverse man spreads strife,
And a slanderer separates intimate friends.

He who conceals a transgression seeks love,
But he who repeats a matter separates intimate friends.

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

Two are better than one because they have a good return for their labor. For if either of them falls, the one will lift up his companion. But woe to the one who falls when there is not another to lift him up.

Better is open rebuke
Than love that is concealed.
Faithful are the wounds of a friend,
But deceitful are the kisses of an enemy.

Let no one seek his own good, but that of his neighbor.

Draw near to God and He will draw near to you. Cleanse your hands, you sinners; and purify your hearts, you double-minded.

Without consultation, plans are frustrated,
But with many counselors they succeed.

You adulteresses, do you not know that friendship with the world is hostility toward God? Therefore whoever wishes to be a friend of the world makes himself an enemy of God.

A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another, even as I have loved you, that you also love one another. By this all men will know that you are My disciples, if you have love for one another.”

and the Scripture was fulfilled which says, “And Abraham believed God, and it was reckoned to him as righteousness,” and he was called the friend of God.

Oil and perfume make the heart glad,
So a man’s counsel is sweet to his friend.

Two are better than one because they have a good return for their labor. For if either of them falls, the one will lift up his companion. But woe to the one who falls when there is not another to lift him up. Furthermore, if two lie down together they keep warm, but how can one be warm alone?read more.
And if one can overpower him who is alone, two can resist him. A cord of three strands is not quickly torn apart.

Above all, keep fervent in your love for one another, because love covers a multitude of sins.