37 Bible Verses about Friendship And Trust

Trust not in a friend, put not confidence in a companion: keep the doors of your mouth from her that lies in your bosom.

Take you heed everyone of his neighbor, and trust you not in any brother: for every brother will utterly supplant, and every neighbor will walk with slanders.

Faithful are the wounds of a friend; but the kisses of an enemy are deceitful.

But it was you, a man my equal, my guide, and my close friend.

Yea, my own familiar friend, in whom I trusted, who did eat of my bread, has lifted up his heel against me.

That is, that I may be comforted together with you by the mutual faith both of you and me.

The secret of the LORD is with them that fear him; and he will show them his covenant.

And they rose early in the morning, and went forth into the wilderness of Tekoa: and as they went forth, Jehoshaphat stood and said, Hear me, O Judah, and you inhabitants of Jerusalem; Believe in the LORD your God, so shall you be established; believe his prophets, so shall you prosper.

My kinsfolk have failed, and my close friends have forgotten me.

A brother offended is harder to be won than a strong city: and contentions are like the bars of a castle.

Most men will proclaim everyone his own goodness: but a faithful man who can find?

A man that has friends must show himself friendly: and there is a friend that sticks closer than a brother.

And he said unto them, Which of you shall have a friend, and shall go unto him at midnight, and say unto him, Friend, lend me three loaves;

Love not the world, neither the things that are in the world. If any man loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him.

And you shall be betrayed both by parents, and brothers, and kinsfolk, and friends; and some of you shall they cause to be put to death.

A talebearer reveals secrets: but he that is of a faithful spirit conceals the matter.

My son, fear the LORD and the king: and associate not with them that are given to change:

Confidence in an unfaithful man in time of trouble is like a broken tooth, and a foot out of joint.

But you, Israel, are my servant, Jacob whom I have chosen, the descendant of Abraham my friend.

Acquaint now yourself with him, and be at peace: thereby good shall come unto you.

And they will deceive everyone his neighbor, and will not speak the truth: they have taught their tongue to speak lies, and weary themselves to commit iniquity.

Many will entreat the favor of the prince: and every man is a friend to him that gives gifts.

Beloved, if our heart condemns us not, then have we confidence toward God.

A violent man entices his neighbor, and leads him into the way that is not good.

In the fear of the LORD is strong confidence: and his children shall have a place of refuge.

Make no friendship with an angry man; and with a furious man you shall not go:

And Jonathan Saul's son arose, and went to David into the forest, and strengthened his hand in God.

He has put forth his hands against such as were at peace with him: he has broken his covenant.

Are not you our God, who did drive out the inhabitants of this land before your people Israel, and gave it to the descendants of Abraham your friend forever?

But you, beloved, building up yourselves in your most holy faith, praying in the Holy Spirit,

And it came to pass, when he had finished speaking unto Saul, that the soul of Jonathan was knit with the soul of David, and Jonathan loved him as his own soul.

Your own friend, and your father's friend, forsake not; neither go into your brother's house in the day of your calamity: for better is a neighbor that is near than a brother far off.

Therefore comfort yourselves together, and edify one another, even as also you do.

Be of the same mind one toward another. Mind not high things, but condescend to men of low estate. Be not wise in your own conceits.

But, beloved, we are persuaded better things of you, and things that accompany salvation, though we thus speak.

And the LORD spoke unto Moses face to face, as a man speaks to his friend. And he turned again into the camp: but his servant Joshua, the son of Nun, a young man, departed not out of the tabernacle.

All the men in your confederacy have forced you even to the border: the men that were at peace with you have deceived you, and prevailed against you; they that eat your bread have laid a trap under you: there is no understanding of it.