61 Bible Verses about Friends
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Do not rely on a friend; do not trust a companion! Don't even share secrets with the one who lies in your arms!
Everyone must be on his guard around his friends. He must not even trust any of his relatives. For every one of them will find some way to cheat him. And all of his friends will tell lies about him.
A friend loves at all times, and a relative is born to help in adversity.
No one has greater love than this -- that one lays down his life for his friends.
A person who has friends may be harmed by them, but there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother.
I no longer call you slaves, because the slave does not understand what his master is doing. But I have called you friends, because I have revealed to you everything I heard from my Father.
Do not forsake your friend and your father's friend, and do not enter your brother's house in the day of your disaster; a neighbor nearby is better than a brother far away.
And I tell you, make friends for yourselves by how you use worldly wealth, so that when it runs out you will be welcomed into the eternal homes.
Faithful are the wounds of a friend, but the kisses of an enemy are excessive.
A perverse person spreads dissension, and a gossip separates the closest friends.
Even my close friend whom I trusted, he who shared meals with me, has turned against me.
Dear friends, let us love one another, because love is from God, and everyone who loves has been fathered by God and knows God.
A poor person is disliked even by his neighbors, but those who love the rich are many.
Do not make friends with an angry person, and do not associate with a wrathful person,
The righteous person is cautious in his friendship, but the way of the wicked leads them astray.
Don't set foot too frequently in your neighbor's house, lest he become weary of you and hate you.
The one who associates with the wise grows wise, but a companion of fools suffers harm.
Do not be deceived: "Bad company corrupts good morals."
He said also to the man who had invited him, "When you host a dinner or a banquet, don't invite your friends or your brothers or your relatives or rich neighbors so you can be invited by them in return and get repaid.
You will be betrayed even by parents, brothers, relatives, and friends, and they will have some of you put to death.
So the Lord restored what Job had lost after he prayed for his friends, and the Lord doubled all that had belonged to Job.
Then someone will ask him, 'What are these wounds on your chest?' and he will answer, 'Some that I received in the house of my friends.'
Ointment and incense make the heart rejoice, likewise the sweetness of one's friend from sincere counsel.
Because of my condition, even my friends and acquaintances keep their distance; my neighbors stand far away.
When a person's ways are pleasing to the Lord, he even reconciles his enemies to himself.
And the scripture was fulfilled that says, "Now Abraham believed God and it was counted to him for righteousness," and he was called God's friend.
Many people entreat the favor of a generous person, and everyone is the friend of the person who gives gifts.
And if you only greet your brothers, what more do you do? Even the Gentiles do the same, don't they?
A relative offended is harder to reach than a strong city, and disputes are like the barred gates of a fortified citadel.
The one who forgives an offense seeks love, but whoever repeats a matter separates close friends.
I tell you, even though the man inside will not get up and give him anything because he is his friend, yet because of the first man's sheer persistence he will get up and give him whatever he needs.
Indeed, it is not an enemy who insults me, or else I could bear it; it is not one who hates me who arrogantly taunts me, or else I could hide from him.
With his speech the godless person destroys his neighbor, but by knowledge the righteous will be delivered.
After the Lord had spoken these things to Job, he said to Eliphaz the Temanite, "My anger is stirred up against you and your two friends, because you have not spoken about me what is right, as my servant Job has.
The Lord's loyal followers receive his guidance, and he reveals his covenantal demands to them.
One friend deceives another and no one tells the truth. These people have trained themselves to tell lies. They do wrong and are unable to repent.
But I hope to see you right away, and we will speak face to face. Peace be with you. The friends here greet you. Greet the friends there by name.
All my closest friends detest me; and those whom I love have turned against me.
Dear friends, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits to determine if they are from God, because many false prophets have gone out into the world.
Then Daniel went to his home and informed his friends Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah of the matter.
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Burial » Attended by » Attendance » Friends
So Joseph went up to bury his father; all Pharaoh's officials went with him -- the senior courtiers of his household, all the senior officials of the land of Egypt,
Chariots and horsemen also went up with him, so it was a very large entourage.
David instructed Joab and all the people who were with him, "Tear your clothes! Put on sackcloth! Lament before Abner!" Now King David followed behind the funeral bier.
As he approached the town gate, a man who had died was being carried out, the only son of his mother (who was a widow), and a large crowd from the town was with her.
Christ's » Attitude toward children » Friends
One of his disciples, the one Jesus loved, was at the table to the right of Jesus in a place of honor.
I no longer call you slaves, because the slave does not understand what his master is doing. But I have called you friends, because I have revealed to you everything I heard from my Father.
Friends » False friends » David's friends were false to david
Indeed, it is not an enemy who insults me, or else I could bear it; it is not one who hates me who arrogantly taunts me, or else I could hide from him. But it is you, a man like me, my close friend in whom I confided. We would share personal thoughts with each other; in God's temple we would walk together among the crowd.
Even my close friend whom I trusted, he who shared meals with me, has turned against me.
You cause those who know me to keep their distance; you make me an appalling sight to them. I am trapped and cannot get free.
You cause my friends and neighbors to keep their distance; those who know me leave me alone in the darkness.
Violent men perjure themselves, and falsely accuse me. They repay me evil for the good I have done; I am overwhelmed with sorrow. When they were sick, I wore sackcloth, and refrained from eating food. (If I am lying, may my prayers go unanswered!) read more.
I mourned for them as I would for a friend or my brother. I bowed down in sorrow as if I were mourning for my mother. But when I stumbled, they rejoiced and gathered together; they gathered together to ambush me. They tore at me without stopping to rest. When I tripped, they taunted me relentlessly, and tried to bite me.
Friends » Jesus calls his disciples by this term
You are my friends if you do what I command you. I no longer call you slaves, because the slave does not understand what his master is doing. But I have called you friends, because I have revealed to you everything I heard from my Father.
Friends » False friends » Jesus' disciples ran away
But this has happened so that the scriptures of the prophets would be fulfilled." Then all the disciples left him and fled.
But Peter was following him from a distance, all the way to the high priest's courtyard. After going in, he sat with the guards to see the outcome.
Friends » False friends » Judas iscariot
(Now the betrayer had given them a sign, saying, "The one I kiss is the man. Arrest him!") Immediately he went up to Jesus and said, "Greetings, Rabbi," and kissed him.
Friends » False friends » Delilah was false to samson
Samson went to Gaza. There he saw a prostitute and went in to have sex with her. The Gazites were told, "Samson has come here!" So they surrounded the town and hid all night at the city gate, waiting for him to leave. They relaxed all night, thinking, "He will not leave until morning comes; then we will kill him!" Samson spent half the night with the prostitute; then he got up in the middle of the night and left. He grabbed the doors of the city gate, as well as the two posts, and pulled them right off, bar and all. He put them on his shoulders and carried them up to the top of a hill east of Hebron. read more.
After this Samson fell in love with a woman named Delilah, who lived in the Sorek Valley. The rulers of the Philistines went up to visit her and said to her, "Trick him! Find out what makes him so strong and how we can subdue him and humiliate him. Each one of us will give you eleven hundred silver pieces." So Delilah said to Samson, "Tell me what makes you so strong and how you can be subdued and humiliated." Samson said to her, "If they tie me up with seven fresh bowstrings that have not been dried, I will become weak and be just like any other man." So the rulers of the Philistines brought her seven fresh bowstrings which had not been dried and they tied him up with them. They hid in the bedroom and then she said to him, "The Philistines are here, Samson!" He snapped the bowstrings as easily as a thread of yarn snaps when it is put close to fire. The secret of his strength was not discovered. Delilah said to Samson, "Look, you deceived me and told me lies! Now tell me how you can be subdued." He said to her, "If they tie me tightly with brand new ropes that have never been used, I will become weak and be just like any other man." So Delilah took new ropes and tied him with them and said to him, "The Philistines are here, Samson!" (The Philistines were hiding in the bedroom.) But he tore the ropes from his arms as if they were a piece of thread. Delilah said to Samson, "Up to now you have deceived me and told me lies. Tell me how you can be subdued." He said to her, "If you weave the seven braids of my hair into the fabric on the loom and secure it with the pin, I will become weak and be like any other man." So she made him go to sleep, wove the seven braids of his hair into the fabric on the loom, fastened it with the pin, and said to him, "The Philistines are here, Samson!" He woke up and tore away the pin of the loom and the fabric. She said to him, "How can you say, 'I love you,' when you will not share your secret with me? Three times you have deceived me and have not told me what makes you so strong." She nagged him every day and pressured him until he was sick to death of it. Finally he told her his secret. He said to her, "My hair has never been cut, for I have been dedicated to God from the time I was conceived. If my head were shaved, my strength would leave me; I would become weak, and be just like all other men." When Delilah saw that he had told her his secret, she sent for the rulers of the Philistines, saying, "Come up here again, for he has told me his secret." So the rulers of the Philistines went up to visit her, bringing the silver in their hands. She made him go to sleep on her lap and then called a man in to shave off the seven braids of his hair. She made him vulnerable and his strength left him. She said, "The Philistines are here, Samson!" He woke up and thought, "I will do as I did before and shake myself free." But he did not realize that the Lord had left him.
Friends » False friends » Ahithophel was false to david
While he was offering sacrifices, Absalom sent for Ahithophel the Gilonite, David's adviser, to come from his city, Giloh. The conspiracy was gaining momentum, and the people were starting to side with Absalom.
Friends » False friends » David was false to joab
"You know what Joab son of Zeruiah did to me -- how he murdered two commanders of the Israelite armies, Abner son of Ner and Amasa son of Jether. During peacetime he struck them down like he would in battle; when he shed their blood as if in battle, he stained his own belt and the sandals on his feet. Do to him what you think is appropriate, but don't let him live long and die a peaceful death.
Friends » False friends » The ephraimite's wife
In those days Israel had no king. There was a Levite living temporarily in the remote region of the Ephraimite hill country. He acquired a concubine from Bethlehem in Judah. However, she got angry at him and went home to her father's house in Bethlehem in Judah. When she had been there four months,
Friends » False friends » Instances of » Pharaoh's butler was false to joseph
But the chief cupbearer did not remember Joseph -- he forgot him.
Friends » False friends » David was false to uriah
Friendship » Friends
A friend loves at all times, and a relative is born to help in adversity.
Intercessory prayer » Should be offered up for » Friends
So now take seven bulls and seven rams and go to my servant Job and offer a burnt offering for yourselves. And my servant Job will intercede for you, and I will respect him, so that I do not deal with you according to your folly, because you have not spoken about me what is right, as my servant Job has."
Topics on Friends
Abandoning Friends
Proverbs 27:10Do not forsake your friend and your father's friend, and do not enter your brother's house in the day of your disaster; a neighbor nearby is better than a brother far away.
Bad Friends
1 Corinthians 15:33Do not be deceived: "Bad company corrupts good morals."
Best Friends
Psalm 41:9Even my close friend whom I trusted, he who shared meals with me, has turned against me.
Choosing Friends
Proverbs 18:24A person who has friends may be harmed by them, but there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother.
Christians Are Called Friends
John 15:15I no longer call you slaves, because the slave does not understand what his master is doing. But I have called you friends, because I have revealed to you everything I heard from my Father.
Comfort, Of Friends
Job 2:11When Job's three friends heard about all this calamity that had happened to him, each of them came from his own country -- Eliphaz the Temanite, Bildad the Shuhite, and Zophar the Naamathite. They met together to come to show sympathy for him and to console him.
Fake Friends
Proverbs 19:4Wealth adds many friends, but a poor person is separated from his friend.
Family And Friends
Luke 21:16You will be betrayed even by parents, brothers, relatives, and friends, and they will have some of you put to death.
Friends Failing
Proverbs 19:4Wealth adds many friends, but a poor person is separated from his friend.
Friends Surrounding
2 Kings 11:8You must surround the king. Each of you must hold his weapon in his hand. Whoever approaches your ranks must be killed. You must accompany the king wherever he goes."
Good Friends
1 Samuel 18:1-3When David had finished talking with Saul, Jonathan and David became bound together in close friendship. Jonathan loved David as much as he did his own life.
Losing Friends
Proverbs 19:4Wealth adds many friends, but a poor person is separated from his friend.
True Friends
Proverbs 18:24A person who has friends may be harmed by them, but there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother.
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