37 Bible Verses about Friendship Kjv
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A man of too many friends comes to ruin,
But there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother.
Many will seek the favor of a generous man,
And every man is a friend to him who gives gifts.
Oil and perfume make the heart glad,
So a man’s counsel is sweet to his friend.
Do not associate with a man given to anger;
Or go with a hot-tempered man,
Faithful are the wounds of a friend,
But deceitful are the kisses of an enemy.
Do not forsake your own friend or your father’s friend,
And do not go to your brother’s house in the day of your calamity;
Better is a neighbor who is near than a brother far away.
The righteous is a guide to his neighbor,
But the way of the wicked leads them astray.
“Let everyone be on guard against his neighbor,
And do not trust any brother;
Because every brother deals craftily,
And every neighbor goes about as a slanderer.
Greater love has no one than this, that one lay down his life for his friends.
Do not trust in a neighbor;
Do not have confidence in a friend.
From her who lies in your bosom
Guard your lips.
He who loves purity of heart
And whose speech is gracious, the king is his friend.
My son, fear the Lord and the king;
Do not associate with those who are given to change,
All the brothers of a poor man hate him;
How much more do his friends abandon him!
He pursues them with words, but they are gone.
Do not say to your neighbor, “Go, and come back,
And tomorrow I will give it,”
When you have it with you.
But Amnon had a friend whose name was Jonadab, the son of Shimeah, David’s brother; and Jonadab was a very shrewd man.
But you will be betrayed even by parents and brothers and relatives and friends, and they will put some of you to death,
The secret of the Lord is for those who fear Him,
And He will make them know His covenant.
Do this then, my son, and deliver yourself;
Since you have come into the hand of your neighbor,
Go, humble yourself, and importune your neighbor.
and the Scripture was fulfilled which says, “And Abraham believed God, and it was reckoned to him as righteousness,” and he was called the friend of God.
The Lord restored the fortunes of Job when he prayed for his friends, and the Lord increased all that Job had twofold.
My son, if you have become surety for your neighbor,
Have given a pledge for a stranger,
And Jesus said to him, “Friend, do what you have come for.” Then they came and laid hands on Jesus and seized Him.
Many a man proclaims his own loyalty,
But who can find a trustworthy man?
You adulteresses, do you not know that friendship with the world is hostility toward God? Therefore whoever wishes to be a friend of the world makes himself an enemy of God.
For the devious are an abomination to the Lord;
But He is intimate with the upright.
A perverse man spreads strife,
And a slanderer separates intimate friends.
Even my close friend in whom I trusted,
Who ate my bread,
Has lifted up his heel against me.
I tell you, even though he will not get up and give him anything because he is his friend, yet because of his persistence he will get up and give him as much as he needs.
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