37 Bible Verses about Friendship And Trust

Trust ye not in a friend, put ye not confidence in a guide: keep the doors of thy mouth from her that lieth in thy bosom.

Take ye heed every one of his neighbor, and trust ye 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 thou, a man my equal, my guide, and my acquaintance.

Yes, my own familiar friend, in whom I trusted, who ate of my bread, hath 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 ye inhabitants of Jerusalem; Believe in the LORD your God, so shall ye be established; believe his prophets, so shall ye prosper.

My kinsmen have failed, and my familiar friends have forgotten me.

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

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

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

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

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

And ye will be betrayed both by parents, and brethren, and kinsmen, and friends; and some of you will they cause to be put to death.

A tale-bearer revealeth secrets: but he that is of a faithful spirit concealeth the matter.

My son, fear thou the LORD and the king: and meddle 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 thou, Israel, art my servant, Jacob whom I have chosen, the seed of Abraham my friend.

Acquaint now thyself with him, and be at peace: by this good shall come to thee.

And they will deceive every one 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 giveth gifts.

Beloved, if our heart doth not condemn us, then have we confidence towards God.

A violent man enticeth his neighbor, and leadeth 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 thou shalt not go:

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

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

Art not thou our God, who didst drive out the inhabitants of this land before thy people Israel, and give it to the seed of Abraham thy friend for ever?

But ye, beloved, building up yourselves on your most holy faith, praying by the Holy Spirit,

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

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

Wherefore, comfort yourselves together, and edify one another, even as also ye do.

Be of the same mind one towards 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 to Moses face to face, as a man speaketh 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 of thy confederacy have brought thee even to the border: the men that were at peace with thee have deceived thee, and prevailed against thee; they that eat thy bread have laid a wound under thee: there is no understanding in him.