49 Bible Verses about Losing A Friend

A man that hath friends must shew himself friendly: and 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 more excellent than his neighbour: but the way of the wicked seduceth them.

He that covereth a transgression seeketh love; but he that repeateth a matter separateth very friends.

Precious in the sight of the LORD is the death of his saints.

Brethren, if any of you do 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 their contentions are like the bars of a castle.

He that is surety for a stranger shall smart for it: and he that hateth suretiship is sure.

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

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

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

And then shall many be offended, and shall betray one another, and shall hate one another.

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

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: for they had made an appointment together to come to mourn with him and to comfort him.

So is the man that deceiveth his neighbour, and saith, Am not I in sport?

Either what woman having ten pieces of silver, if she lose one piece, doth not light a candle, and sweep the house, and seek diligently till 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 in me, though he were dead, yet shall he live:

For what shall it profit a man, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul?

And when his friends heard of 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, The LORD is able to give thee much more than this.

Wherefore comfort yourselves together, and edify one another, 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 her friends and her neighbours together, saying, Rejoice with me; for I have found the piece which I had lost.

When Jesus heard that, he said, This sickness is not unto death, but for the glory of God, that the Son of God might be glorified thereby.

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

So Job died, being old and full of days.

And all things are of God, who hath reconciled us to himself by Jesus Christ, and hath given to 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 shall lose it; and he that hateth his life in this world shall keep it unto life eternal.

Ye therefore, beloved, seeing ye know these things before, beware lest ye also, being led away with the error of the wicked, fall from your own stedfastness.

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

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

Yea, mine own familiar friend, in whom I trusted, which 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 panteth, my strength faileth me: as for the light of mine eyes, it also is gone from me.

Therefore his sisters sent unto him, saying, Lord, behold, he whom thou lovest is sick.

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

But if thou wilt go, do it, be strong for the battle: God shall make thee fall before the enemy: for God hath power to help, and to cast down.

The LORD is nigh unto them that are of a broken heart; and saveth such as be of a contrite spirit.

Ye adulterers and adulteresses, know ye not that the friendship of the world is enmity with God? whosoever therefore will be a friend of the world is the enemy of God.

And every one that hath forsaken houses, or brethren, or sisters, or father, or mother, or wife, or children, or lands, for my name's sake, shall receive an hundredfold, and shall inherit everlasting life.

Then said Jesus unto them plainly, Lazarus is dead.

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

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

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