46 Bible Verses about Fake Friends

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

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

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.

And then sayeth he, "I did it but in sport!"

As for you, ye are workmasters of lies, and unprofitable physicians altogether.

In journeying often, in perils of waters, in perils of robbers; in jeopardies of mine own nation, in jeopardies among the heathen. I have been in perils in cities, in perils in wilderness, in perils in the sea, in perils among false brethren;

My little children, let us not love in word, nor with the tongue: but with the deed, and of a truth:

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:

Thou shalt not accept a vain tale, neither shalt put thine hand with the wicked to be an unrighteous witness.

Ye beloved, believe not every spirit: but prove the spirits whether they be of God, or not: for many false prophets are gone out in to the world.

An open rebuke is better than secret love.

a false witness that bringeth up lies, and such one as soweth discord among brethren.

"Come," say they, "I will fetch wine, so shall we fill ourselves, that we may be drunken. And do tomorrow, like as today; yea, and much more."

I beseech you, brethren: mark them which cause division, and give occasions of evil contrary to the doctrine which ye have learned; and avoid them.

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

What then? So that Christ be preached all manner ways, whether it be by occasion, or of true meaning, I therein joy: Yea and will joy.

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

Some there are which preach Christ of envy and strife, and some of goodwill.

Woe be to you when all men praise you: for so did their fathers to the false prophets.

The hope of the ungodly in time of need, is like a rotten tooth and a slippery foot.

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

A false witness shall not remain unpunished; and he that speaketh lies shall not escape.

And the prophet, priest, or people that useth this term, 'the burden of the LORD' - him will I visit, and his house also.

"Keep thee far from a false matter, and the Innocent and righteous see thou slay not; for I will not justify the wicked.

Thy silver is turned to dross, and thy wine mixed with water.

{Nun} Thy prophets have looked out vain and foolish things for thee: they have not showed thee of thy wickedness, to keep thee from captivity; but have overladen thee, and through falsity scattered thee abroad.

so that if any of them prophesy any more, his own father and mother that begat him, shall say unto him, 'Thou shalt die, for thou speakest lies under the name of the LORD.' Yea, his own father and mother that begat him, shall wound him, when he prophesieth.

O Timothy, save that which is given thee to keep, and avoid unghostly vanities of voices, and oppositions of science falsely so called,

and through covetousness shall they with feigned words make merchandise of you, whose judgment is not far off, and their damnation sleepeth not.

He that hideth hatred with lying lips, and he that speaketh slander, is a fool.

And then the king of Israel gathered of the Prophets together, upon a four hundred men, and said unto them, "Shall I go to Ramoth in Gilead to battle, or be still?" And they said, "Go: for the Lord shall deliver it into the hands of the king."

By the head, is understood the senator and honorable man, and by the tail, the Prophet that preacheth lies.

Let love be without dissimulation. Hate that which is evil, and cleave unto that which is good.

"Beware of false prophets, which come to you in sheep's clothing, but inwardly they are ravening wolves.

And the king of Israel said to Jehoshaphat, "There is yet one, by whom we may ask counsel of the LORD: one Micaiah the son of Imlah. But I hate him: for he never prophesieth good unto me, but evil." And Jehoshaphat said, "Let not the king say so."

"Thou shalt bear no false witness against thy neighbor.

For if he that cometh to you preach another Jesus than him whom we preached, or if ye receive another spirit than that which ye have received, either another gospel than that ye have received; ye might right well have been content.

Our God whom we serve, is able to keep us from the hot burning oven, O king, and can right well deliver us out of thy hands:

And when the wine failed, Jesus' mother said unto him, "They have no wine."

Now have ye brought it to this point again, that the altar of the LORD is covered with tears, weeping, and mourning: so that I will no more regard the meat offering, neither will I receive or accept anything at your hands.

Backbite not one another, brethren. He that backbiteth his brother, and he that judgeth his brother, backbiteth the law, and judgeth the law: but and if thou judge the law, thou art not an observer of the law: but a judge.

"'Thou shalt not go up and down a privy accuser among thy people, neither shalt thou help to shed the blood of thy neighbour: I am the LORD.

Therefore the LORD shall root out of Israel both head and tail, branch and twig in one day.

and that sign or wonder which he hath said come to pass - and then say, 'Let us go after strange gods which thou hast not known, and let us serve them':

And when thou prayest, thou shalt not be as the hypocrites are: for they love to stand and pray in the synagogues, and in the corners of the streets, because they would be seen of men. Verily I say unto you, they have their reward.

They confess that they know God: but with the deeds they deny him and are abominable, and disobedient, and unto all good works discommendable.