42 Bible Verses about Best Friends

Yea, even mine own familiar friend, whom I trusted, who did also eat my bread, hath lift up his heel against me.

All such as were my most familiars, abhor me: And they whom I loved best, are turned against me.

Let no man believe his friend, nor put his confidence in a prince. Keep the door of thy mouth, from her that lieth in thy bosom:

He is a friend that always loveth, and in adversity a man shall know who is his brother.

But it was even thou, my companion, my guide, and mine own familiar friend.

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

Faithful are the wounds of a lover, but the kisses of an enemy are deceitful.

A froward body causeth strife; and he that is a babble of his tongue, maketh division among princes.

Ye are my friends, if ye do whatsoever I command you.

The heart is glad of a sweet ointment and savour, but a stomach that can give good counsel, rejoiceth a man's neighbour.

Thou hast put away mine acquaintance far from me, and made me to be abhorred of them. I am so fast in prison that I cannot get forth.

Whoso covereth another man's offense, seeketh love; but he that discloseth the fault, setteth friends at variance.

Mine own kinfolk have forsaken me, and my friends have put me out of remembrance.

The righteous is liberal unto his neighbour, but the way of the ungodly will deceive themselves.

A friend that delighteth in love, doth a man more friendship, and sticketh faster unto him than a brother.

Riches make many friends; but the poor is forsaken of his own friends.

The secret of the LORD is among them that fear him, and he showeth them his covenant.

My lovers and friends hast thou put away from me, and hid mine acquaintance out of my sight.

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

Dearly beloved, let us love one another: for love is of God. And all that love are born of God, and knoweth God.

Yea, one must keep himself from another; no man may safely trust his own brother. For one brother undermineth another, and one neighbour begileth another.

Now when Job's friends heard of all the trouble that happened to him, there came three of them, every one from his own place: namely, Eliphaz the Temanite, Bildad the Shuhite, and Zophar the Naamathite. For they were agreed together to come, to shew their compassion on him, and to comfort him.

Thine own friend, and thy father's friend, see thou forsake not; but go not into thy brother's house in time of thy trouble. Better is a friend at hand than a brother far off.

As it stood with me, when I was young, when God prospered my house;

My lovers and friends stand looking upon my trouble, and my kinsmen are gone afar off.

Make no friendship with an angry willful man, and keep no company with the furious;

Henceforth, call I you not servants: For the servant knoweth not what his Lord doeth. But you have I called friends: For all things that I have heard of my father, I have opened to you.

Many there be that would be called good-doers; but where shall one find a true faithful man?

Whoso delighteth to be of a clean heart and of gracious lips, the king shall be his friend.

As for the poor, he is hated among all his brethren; yea, his own friends forsake him, and he that giveth credence unto words, getteth nothing.

If it were mine enemy that reviled me, I could bear it: or if one that ought me evil will did threaten me, I would hide myself from him.

He that hath the bride is the bridegroom: But the friend of the bridegroom which standeth by and heareth him, rejoiceth greatly of the bridegroom's voice. Therefore this, my joy, is fulfilled.

Be not deceived: malicious speakings corrupt good manners.

Like as one iron wheteth another, so doth one man comfort another.

He that goeth in the company of wise men, shall be wise; but whoso is a companion of fools shall be hurt.

If one of them fall, his companion helpeth him up again: But woe is him that is alone, for if he fall, he hath not another to help him up.

And I say also unto you, Make you friends of the wicked mammon, that when ye shall have need they may receive you into everlasting habitations.

We took sweet counsel together, and walked in the house of God as friends.

The unity of brethren is stronger than a castle, and they that hold together are like the bar of a palace.

And when he had made an end of speaking unto Saul, the soul of Jonathan was knit with the soul of David; insomuch that Jonathan loved him as his own soul.

And the same day, Pilate and Herod were made friends together. For before, they were at variance.

He that is too hasty to praise his neighbour above measure, shall be taken as one that giveth him an evil report.