60 Bible Verses about Friends
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Do not trust in a friend, do not put confidence in an associate, - from her that lieth in thy bosom, keep thou the doors of thy mouth;
Every one, of his neighbour, beware ye, And in no brother, may ye trust, - For, every brother, supplanteth! And every neighbour, as a tale-bearer, goeth about;
At all times, doth a friend love, and, a brother for distress, must be born.
Greater love than this, hath, no one, That, his life, one should lay down in behalf of his friends.
A man having many friends, shall come to ruin, but there is a loving one, who sticketh closer than a brother.
No longer, do I call you, servants, for, the servant, knoweth not what, his lord, is doing. But, you, I have called, friends, because, all things which I heard from my Father, made I known unto you.
Thine own friend and thy father's friend, do not thou forsake; but, the house of thy brother, do not enter, in thy day of calamity, Better a neighbour near, than a brother far off.
And, I, unto you, say - For yourselves, make ye friends, with the unjust Riches, in order that, as soon as it shall fail, they may welcome you into the age-abiding tents.
Faithful are the wounds of a friend, but lavished are the kisses of an enemy.
A perverse man, sendeth forth strife, and, a tattler, separateth intimate friends.
Even the man whom I used to salute, in whom I put confidence, who used to eat my bread, - hath magnified his heel against me!
Beloved! let us be loving one another; because, love, is, of God, and, whosoever loveth, of God, hath been born, and is getting to understand God:
Do not have friendship with one given to anger, and, with a wrathful man, shall thou not enter in:
The righteous man guideth his neighbour, but, the way of the lawless, leadeth them astray.
Withhold thy foot from the house of thy neighbour, - lest he be weary of thee, and hate thee.
He that walketh with the wise, becometh wise, but, the friend of dullards, becometh foolish.
Be not deceiving yourselves, - evil communications corrupt gentle manners: -
Moreover he went on to say, unto him also who had invited him, - Whensoever thou mayest be making a dinner or a supper, do not call thy friends, or thy brothers, or thy kinsfolk, or rich neighbours, - lest once, they also, invite thee in return, and it become a recompense unto thee.
But ye will be delivered up, even by parents, and brethren, and kinsfolk, and friends, and they will put to death some from among you;
And, Yahweh himself, turned the captivity of Job, when he prayed in behalf of his friends, - and Yahweh increased all that Job had possessed, unto twice as much.
Then will one say unto him, What are these wounds between thy hands? And he will say, Wherewith I was wounded in the house of them who loved me.
Oil and perfume, rejoice the heart, the sweetness of one's friend, more than fragrant wood.
My lovers, and my friends, from before my stroke, stand aloof, - and, my near ones, far away, do stand:
When, acceptable to Yahweh, are the ways of a man, even his enemies, doth he cause to make peace with him.
And the scripture was fulfilled which saith - And Abraham believed God, And it was reckoned to him as righteousness, and, God's friend, was he called:
Many, will entreat the favour of a noble, and, every one, is a friend to a man abounding in gifts.
And, if ye salute your brethren only, what, more than common, are ye doing? are not, even the nations, the same thing, doing?
A brother estranged, is worse than a strong city, - and, contentions, are as the bar of a citadel.
He that hideth a transgression, seeketh love, but, he that repeateth a matter, separateth intimate friends.
I say unto you - Even though he will not give him, rising because of his being a friend of his, because, at least, of his importunity, he will rouse himself, and give him as many as he needeth.
For it is, not an enemy, that reproacheth me, Or I could bear it, - Not one that hath hated me, who, against me, hath magnified himself, Or I might hide myself from him;
With the mouth, a profane man destroyeth his neighbour, but, through knowledge, shall righteous men be delivered.
And it came to pass, after Yahweh had spoken these words unto Job, that Yahweh, said unto Eliphaz the Temanite, Kindled is mine anger against thee and against thy two friends, for ye have not spoken concerning me the thing that is right, like my servant Job.
Intimacy with Yahweh, have they who revere him, His covenant also, he letteth them know.
Yea, every one, of his neighbour, maketh a dupe, And, truth, they do not speak, - They have taught their tongue to speak falsehood, In acting perversely, they have wearied themselves.
All the men of mine intimate circle abhor me, and, these whom I loved, have turned against me;
Beloved! not in every spirit, believe ye, but test the spirits, whether they are, of God; because, many false prophets, have gone out into the world.
Then Daniel, to his own house, departed, - and, to Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah, his companions, made the matter known;
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Burial » Attended by » Attendance » Friends
So Joseph went up. to bury his father, - and there went up with him all the servants of Pharaoh the elders of his house, and all the elders of the land of Egypt;
And there went up with him, both chariots and horsemen, - so it came to pass that, the company, was exceeding great,
And David said unto Joab, and unto all the people who were with him, - Rend your clothes, and gird you with sackcloth, and lament aloud before Abner. And, King David himself, was following the bier.
Now, as he drew near unto the gate of the city, then lo! there was being brought forth, one dead, the only-begotten son of his mother, - and, she, was a widow; and, a considerable multitude of the city, was with her.
Christ's » Attitude toward children » Friends
No longer, do I call you, servants, for, the servant, knoweth not what, his lord, is doing. But, you, I have called, friends, because, all things which I heard from my Father, made I known unto you.
Friends » False friends » David's friends were false to david
For it is, not an enemy, that reproacheth me, Or I could bear it, - Not one that hath hated me, who, against me, hath magnified himself, Or I might hide myself from him; But it is, thou, a man esteemed as mine equal, mine associate, and mine acquaintance; So that together have we been wont to find sweetness in counsel, In the house of God, used we to walk in the throng.
Even the man whom I used to salute, in whom I put confidence, who used to eat my bread, - hath magnified his heel against me!
Thou hast far removed mine acquaintances from me, - Thou hast made me an abomination unto them, Shut up, and I cannot go forth!
There rise up witnesses helping forward violence and wrong, What I know not, they demand of me: They repay me evil for good, Bereaving my soul. But, as for me, when they were sick, my clothing was sackcloth, I humbled, with fasting, my soul, though, my prayer, unto mine own bosom, might return: read more.
Like as for a friend, like as for a brother of mine own, I walked to and fro, As though mourning for a mother, I gloomily bowed myself down. But, in mine overthrow, have they rejoiced, and gathered themselves together, - There gathered themselves together against me foolish men, and I knew it not, They have torn in pieces, and not been silent; Amidst profane praters of perversion, have they gnashed upon me with their teeth.
Friends » Jesus calls his disciples by this term
Ye, are, friends of mine, if ye be doing that which, I, am commanding you. No longer, do I call you, servants, for, the servant, knoweth not what, his lord, is doing. But, you, I have called, friends, because, all things which I heard from my Father, made I known unto you.
Friends » False friends » Jesus' disciples ran away
But, this, hath, wholly, come to pass, that, the Scriptures of the prophets, may be fulfilled. Then, the disciples, all forsaking him, fled.
Now, Peter, was following him afar off, unto the court of the High-priest, - and, entering within, was sitting with the attendants, to see the end.
Friends » False friends » Judas iscariot
And, he who was delivering him up, gave them a sign, saying - Whomsoever I shall kiss, he, it is, - secure him. And, straightway, coming unto Jesus, he said - Joy to thee! Rabbi, and eagerly kissed him.
Friends » False friends » Delilah was false to samson
Then went Samson unto Gaza, - and saw there an unchaste woman, and went in unto her. And it was told the Gazites, saying - Samson hath come in hither. So they came round, and lay in wait for him, all the night, in the gate of the city, - but kept themselves quiet all the night, saying, Until the light of the morning, then will we slay him. And Samson lay till midnight, and arose at midnight, and took hold of the doors of the gate of the city, and of the two doorposts, and tare them away, with the bar, and put them on his shoulders, - and carried them up to the top of the hill that faceth Hebron. read more.
And it came to pass, after this, that he loved a woman in the ravine of Shorek, whose, name, was Delilah. So the lords of the Philistines came up unto her, and said to her - Entice him, and see wherein lieth his great strength, and wherewith we may prevail against him, and bind him, to humble him, - and, we, will give thee, every man, eleven hundred pieces of silver. So Delilah said unto Samson, Do tell me, I pray thee, wherein lieth thy great strength, - and wherewith thou mightest be bound, to humble thee. And Samson said unto her, If they bind me with seven green cords, that have not been dried, then shall I become weak, and be as any other man. So the lords of the Philistines brought up to her seven green cords, that had not been dried, - and she bound him therewith. Now, the liers in wait, were tarrying for her, in an inner chamber, - and she said unto him, - The Philistines, are upon thee, Samson! And he snapped the cords as a thread of tow is broken, when fire bloweth thereon, so his strength was not discovered. And Delilah said unto Samson, Lo! thou hast been laughing at me, and speaking unto me falsehoods, - Now, do tell me, I pray thee, wherewith thou mightest be bound. And he said unto her, If they, bind me fast, with new ropes, wherewith work was never done, then shall I become weak, and be as any other man. So Delilah took new ropes, and bound him therewith, and said unto him - The Philistines, are upon thee, Samson! Now, the liers in wait, were tarrying in an inner chamber. And he snapped them off his arms like a thread. And Delilah said unto Samson - Hitherto, hast thou been laughing at me, and speaking unto me falsehoods, do tell me, wherewith thou mightest be bound. And he said unto her, If thou weave the seven braids of my head with the warp. So she beat them up with the pin, and said unto him, The Philistines, are upon thee, Samson! And he awaked out of his sleep, and pulled out the pin of the loom, and the warp. And she said unto him - How canst thou say, I love thee, when, thy heart, is not with me? These three times, hast thou laughed at me, and hast not told me wherein lieth thy great strength. And it came to pass, when she urged him with her words continually, and pressed him, that his soul became impatient, unto death; so he told her all his heart, and said to her - No, razor, hath come on my head, for, one separate unto God, have I been, from my birth, - if I were shaven, then would depart from me my strength, and I should become weak, and be as any other man. And, when Delilah saw that he had told her all his heart, she sent and called for the lords of the Philistines, saying - Come up this once, for he hath told me all his heart. And the lords of the Philistines came up unto her, and brought up the silver in their hand. And she made him sleep upon her knees, and called for a man, and caused him to shave off the seven braids of his head, - and she began to humble him, and his strength departed from him. And she said - The Philistines, are upon thee, Samson! And he awoke out of his sleep, and said - I will go out now, as time after time, and shake myself free: he, not knowing, that, Yahweh, had departed from him.
Friends » False friends » Ahithophel was false to david
And Absalom sent and called Ahithophel the Gilonite, David's counsellor, out of his city, out of Gilo, when he was offering sacrifices, - and so it was that the conspiracy was strong, and, the people, went on multiplying with Absolom.
Friends » False friends » David was false to joab
Moreover also, thou, knowest what Joab son of Zeruiah did to me, how he dealt with two generals of the armies of Israel - with Abner son of Ner, and with Amasa son of Jether - both of whom he slew, shedding the blood of war in peace, - and putting the blood of war upon his girdle that was on his loins, and upon his sandals, that were on his feet. Thou, therefore, must do according to thy wisdom, - but will not let his grey hair go down in peace, to hades.
Friends » False friends » The ephraimite's wife
And it came to pass in those days, when, king, there was none in Israel, that there was a certain Levite sojourning on the farther side of the hill country of Ephraim, who took to him a concubine out of Bethlehem-judah. And his concubine went astray against him, and departed from him, unto the house of her father, in Bethlehem-judah, - and remained there, the space of four months.
Friends » False friends » Instances of » Pharaoh's butler was false to joseph
Yet the chief of the butlers made no mention of Joseph but did forget him.
Friends » False friends » David was false to uriah
Friendship » Friends
At all times, doth a friend love, and, a brother for distress, must be born.
Intercessory prayer » Should be offered up for » Friends
Now, therefore, take unto you seven bullocks and seven rams, and go unto my servant Job, and ye shall offer up an ascending-sacrifice in your own behalf, and, Job my servant, shall pray over you, - for, him, will I accept, that I may not deal out to you disgrace, because ye have not spoken concerning me the thing that is right, like my servant Job.
Topics on Friends
Abandoning Friends
Proverbs 27:10Thine own friend and thy father's friend, do not thou forsake; but, the house of thy brother, do not enter, in thy day of calamity, Better a neighbour near, than a brother far off.
Bad Friends
1 Corinthians 15:33Be not deceiving yourselves, - evil communications corrupt gentle manners: -
Best Friends
Psalm 41:9Even the man whom I used to salute, in whom I put confidence, who used to eat my bread, - hath magnified his heel against me!
Choosing Friends
Proverbs 18:24A man having many friends, shall come to ruin, but there is a loving one, who sticketh closer than a brother.
Christians Are Called Friends
John 15:15No longer, do I call you, servants, for, the servant, knoweth not what, his lord, is doing. But, you, I have called, friends, because, all things which I heard from my Father, made I known unto you.
Comfort, Of Friends
Job 2:11Now when the three friends of Job heard of all this misfortune which had befallen him, - they came, every man from his own place, Eliphaz the Temanite, and Bildad the Shuhite, and Zophar the Naamathite, - for they had by appointment met together to come to shew sympathy with him, and to comfort him.
Fake Friends
Proverbs 19:4Wealth, addeth many friends, but, the poor man, from his own friend, is parted.
Family And Friends
Luke 21:16But ye will be delivered up, even by parents, and brethren, and kinsfolk, and friends, and they will put to death some from among you;
Friends Failing
Proverbs 19:4Wealth, addeth many friends, but, the poor man, from his own friend, is parted.
Friends Surrounding
2 Kings 11:8Thus shall ye encompass the king round about, every man with his weapons in his hand, and, he that cometh within the ranks, let him be slain, - so be ye with the king, when he cometh out and when he goeth in.
Gathering Friends
Genesis 29:22So Laban gathered together all the men of the place and made a banquet,
Good Friends
1 Samuel 18:1-3And 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, so that Jonathan loved him, as his own soul.
Losing Friends
Proverbs 19:4Wealth, addeth many friends, but, the poor man, from his own friend, is parted.
True Friends
Proverbs 18:24A man having many friends, shall come to ruin, but there is a loving one, who sticketh closer than a brother.
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