37 Bible Verses about Friendship Kjv
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The man of too many friends [chosen indiscriminately] will be broken in pieces and come to ruin,
But there is a [true, loving] friend who [is reliable and] sticks closer than a brother.
A friend loves at all times,
And a brother is born for adversity.
Many will seek the favor of a generous and noble man,
And everyone is a friend to him who gives gifts.
Oil and perfume make the heart glad;
So does the sweetness of a friend’s counsel that comes from the heart.
Do not even associate with a man given to angry outbursts;
Or go [along] with a hot-tempered man,
Faithful are the wounds of a friend [who corrects out of love and concern],
But the kisses of an enemy are deceitful [because they serve his hidden agenda].
Do not abandon your own friend and your father’s friend,
And do not go to your brother’s house in the day of your disaster.
Better is a neighbor who is near than a brother who is far away.
The righteous man is a guide to his neighbor,
But the way of the wicked leads them astray.
“Let everyone beware of his neighbor
And do not trust any brother.
For every brother is a supplanter [like Jacob, a deceiver, ready to grab his brother’s heel],
And every neighbor goes around as a slanderer.
No one has greater love [nor stronger commitment] than to lay down his own life for his friends.
Do not trust in a neighbor [because of the moral corruption in the land];
Do not have confidence in a friend.
Guard the doors of your mouth
From her who lies in your bosom.
He who loves purity of heart
And whose speech is gracious will have the king as his friend.
My son, fear the Lord and the king;
And do not associate with those who are given to change [of allegiance, and are revolutionary],
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 (cunning) man.
As iron sharpens iron,
So one man sharpens [and influences] another [through discussion].
But you will be betrayed and handed over even by parents and brothers and relatives and friends, and they will put some of you to death,
The secret [of the wise counsel] of the Lord is for those who fear Him,
And He will let them know His covenant and reveal to them [through His word] its [deep, inner] meaning.
Do this now, my son, and release yourself [from the obligation];
Since you have come into the hand of your neighbor,
Go humble yourself, and plead with your neighbor [to pay his debt and release you].
You shall never seek their peace nor their prosperity all your days.
And the Scripture was fulfilled which says, “Abraham believed God, and this [faith] was credited to him [by God] as righteousness and as conformity to His will,” and he was called the friend of God.
The Lord restored the fortunes of Job when he prayed for his friends, and the Lord gave Job twice as much as he had before.
My son, if you have become surety (guaranteed a debt or obligation) for your neighbor,
If you have given your pledge for [the debt of] a stranger or another [outside your family],
Jesus said to Judas, “Friend, do what you came for.” Then they came and seized Jesus and arrested Him.
Many a man proclaims his own loyalty and goodness,
But who can find a faithful and trustworthy man?
You adulteresses [disloyal sinners—flirting with the world and breaking your vow to God]! Do you not know that being the world’s friend [that is, loving the things of the world] is being God’s enemy? So whoever chooses to be a friend of the world makes himself an enemy of God.
For the devious are repulsive to the Lord;
But His private counsel is with the upright [those with spiritual integrity and moral courage].
A perverse man spreads strife,
And one who gossips separates intimate friends.
Even my own close friend in whom I trusted,
Who ate my bread,
Has lifted up his heel against me [betraying me].
I tell you, even though he will not get up and give him anything just because he is his friend, yet because of his persistence and boldness he will get up and give him whatever he needs.
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