49 Bible Verses about Losing A Friend

He that maketh many friends doeth it to his own destruction; But there is a friend that sticketh closer than a brother.

He that findeth his life shall lose it; and he that loseth his life for my sake shall find it.

The righteous is a guide to his neighbor; But the way of the wicked causeth them to err.

He that covereth a transgression seeketh love; But he that harpeth on a matter separateth chief friends.

Precious in the sight of Jehovah Is the death of his saints.

My brethren, if any among you err from the truth, and one convert him;

And I say unto you my friends, Be not afraid of them that kill the body, and after that have no more that they can do.

Lover and friend hast thou put far from me, And mine acquaintance into darkness.

A brother offended is harder to be won than a strong city; And'such contentions are like the bars of a castle.

He that is surety for a stranger shall smart for it; But he that hateth suretyship is secure.

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

And Jehovah turned the captivity of Job, when he prayed for his friends: and Jehovah gave Job twice as much as he had before.

And when he cometh home, he calleth together his friends and his neighbors, saying unto them, Rejoice with me, for I have found my sheep which was lost.

And then shall many stumble, and shall deliver up one another, and shall hate one another.

I will seek that which was lost, and will bring back that which was driven away, and will bind up that which was broken, and will strengthen that which was sick: but the fat and the strong I will destroy; I will feed them in justice.

Now when Job's three friends heard of all this evil that was come upon him, they came every one from his own place: Eliphaz the Temanite, and Bildad the Shuhite, and Zophar the Naamathite, and they made an appointment together to come to bemoan him and to comfort him.

So is the man that deceiveth his neighbor, And saith, Am not I in sport?

Or what woman having ten pieces of silver, if she lose one piece, doth not light a lamp, and sweep the house, and seek diligently until she find it?

Death and life are in the power of the tongue; And they that love it shall eat the fruit thereof.

Jesus said unto her, I am the resurrection, and the life: he that believeth on me, though he die, yet shall he live;

For what doth it profit a man, to gain the whole world, and forfeit his life?

And when his friends heard it, they went out to lay hold on him: for they said, He is beside himself.

And Amaziah said to the man of God, But what shall we do for the hundred talents which I have given to the army of Israel? And the man of God answered, Jehovah is able to give thee much more than this.

Wherefore exhort one another, and build each other up, even as also ye do.

If thou faint in the day of adversity, Thy strength is small.

And when she hath found it, she calleth together her friends and neighbors, saying, Rejoice with me, for I have found the piece which I had lost.

But when Jesus heard it, he said, This sickness is not unto death, but for the glory of God, that the Son of God may be glorified thereby.

Even so it is not the will of your Father who is in heaven, that one of these little ones should perish.

So Job died, being old and full of days.

But all things are of God, who reconciled us to himself through Christ, and gave unto us the ministry of reconciliation;

I am resolved what to do, that, when I am put out of the stewardship, they may receive me into their houses.

He that loveth his life loseth it; and he that hateth his life in this world shall keep it unto life eternal.

Ye therefore, beloved, knowing these things beforehand, beware lest, being carried away with the error of the wicked, ye fall from your own stedfastness.

And he said unto them, Verily I say unto you, There is no man that hath left house, or wife, or brethren, or parents, or children, for the kingdom of God's sake,

And he did that which was right in the eyes of Jehovah, but not with a perfect heart.

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

And the asses of Kish, Saul's father, were lost. And Kish said to Saul his son, Take now one of the servants with thee, and arise, go seek the asses.

I am distressed for thee, my brother Jonathan: Very pleasant hast thou been unto me: Thy love to me was wonderful, Passing the love of women.

My heart throbbeth, my strength faileth me: As for the light of mine eyes, it also is gone from me.

The sisters therefore sent unto him, saying, Lord, behold, he whom thou lovest is sick.

For if the casting away of them is the reconciling of the world, what'shall the receiving of them be , but life from the dead?

But if thou wilt go, do valiantly , be strong for the battle: God will cast thee down before the enemy; for God hath power to help, and to cast down.

Jehovah is nigh unto them that are of a broken heart, And saveth such as are of a contrite spirit.

Ye adulteresses, know ye not that the friendship of the world is enmity with God? Whosoever therefore would be a friend of the world maketh himself an enemy of God.

And every one that hath left houses, or brethren, or sisters, or father, or mother, or children, or lands, for my name's sake, shall receive a hundredfold, and shall inherit eternal life.

Then Jesus therefore said unto them plainly, Lazarus is dead.

For the Son of man came to seek and to save that which was lost.

Jesus said, Verily I say unto you, There is no man that hath left house, or brethren, or sisters, or mother, or father, or children, or lands, for my sake, and for the gospel's sake,

And he spake a parable unto them to the end that they ought always to pray, and not to faint;