37 Bible Verses about Friendship And Trust

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.

Faithful are the wounds of a friend, but the kisses of an enemy are excessive.

But it is you, a man like me, my close friend in whom I confided.

Even my close friend whom I trusted, he who shared meals with me, has turned against me.

that is, that we may be mutually comforted by one another's faith, both yours and mine.

The Lord's loyal followers receive his guidance, and he reveals his covenantal demands to them.

Early the next morning they marched out to the Desert of Tekoa. When they were ready to march, Jehoshaphat stood up and said: "Listen to me, you people of Judah and residents of Jerusalem! Trust in the Lord your God and you will be safe! Trust in the message of his prophets and you will win."

My kinsmen have failed me; my friends have forgotten me.

A relative offended is harder to reach than a strong city, and disputes are like the barred gates of a fortified citadel.

Many people profess their loyalty, but a faithful person -- who can find?

A person who has friends may be harmed by them, but there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother.

Then he said to them, "Suppose one of you has a friend, and you go to him at midnight and say to him, 'Friend, lend me three loaves of bread,

Do not love the world or the things in the world. If anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him,

You will be betrayed even by parents, brothers, relatives, and friends, and they will have some of you put to death.

The one who goes about slandering others reveals secrets, but the one who is trustworthy conceals a matter.

Fear the Lord, my child, as well as the king, and do not associate with rebels,

Like a bad tooth or a foot out of joint, so is confidence in an unfaithful person at the time of trouble.

"You, my servant Israel, Jacob whom I have chosen, offspring of Abraham my friend,

"Reconcile yourself with God, and be at peace with him; in this way your prosperity will be good.

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.

Many people entreat the favor of a generous person, and everyone is the friend of the person who gives gifts.

Dear friends, if our conscience does not condemn us, we have confidence in the presence of God,

A violent person entices his neighbor, and leads him down a path that is terrible.

In the fear of the Lord one has strong confidence, and it will be a refuge for his children.

Do not make friends with an angry person, and do not associate with a wrathful person,

Then Jonathan son of Saul left and went to David at Horesh. He encouraged him through God.

He attacks his friends; he breaks his solemn promises to them.

Our God, you drove out the inhabitants of this land before your people Israel and gave it as a permanent possession to the descendants of your friend Abraham.

But you, dear friends, by building yourselves up in your most holy faith, by praying in the Holy Spirit,

When 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.

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.

Therefore encourage one another and build up each other, just as you are in fact doing.

Live in harmony with one another; do not be haughty but associate with the lowly. Do not be conceited.

But in your case, dear friends, even though we speak like this, we are convinced of better things relating to salvation.

The Lord would speak to Moses face to face, the way a person speaks to a friend. Then Moses would return to the camp, but his servant, Joshua son of Nun, a young man, did not leave the tent.

All your allies will force you from your homeland! Your treaty partners will deceive you and overpower you. Your trusted friends will set an ambush for you that will take you by surprise!