49 Bible Verses about Losing A Friend

A friend that delighteth in love, doth a man more friendship, and sticketh faster unto him 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 liberal unto his neighbour, but the way of the ungodly will deceive themselves.

Whoso covereth another man's offense, seeketh love; but he that discloseth the fault, setteth friends at variance.

right dear in the sight of the LORD is the death of his saints.

Brethren if any of you err from the truth, and another convert him,

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.

My lovers and friends hast thou put away from me, and hid mine acquaintance out of my sight.

The unity of brethren is stronger than a castle, and they that hold together are like the bar of a palace.

He that is surety for a stranger, hurteth himself; but he that meddleth not with suretyship, is sure.

And he said unto them, "If any of you should have a friend, and should go to him at midnight, and say unto him, 'Friend, lend me three loaves;

and the LORD turned him unto Job, when he prayed for his friends: Yea, the LORD gave Job twice as much as he had afore.

And as soon as he cometh home he calleth together his lovers, 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 the other.

Such as be lost, will I seek; such as go astray, will I bring again; such as be wounded, will I bind up; such as be weak, will I make strong; such as be fat and well liking, those will I preserve and feed them with the thing that is lawful.

Now when Job's friends heard of all the trouble that happened to him, there came three of them, every one from his own place: namely, Eliphaz the Temanite, Bildad the Shuhite, and Zophar the Naamathite. For they were agreed together to come, to shew their compassion on him, and to comfort him.

And then sayeth he, "I did it but in sport!"

Either, what woman having ten groats, if she lose one, doth not light a candle, and sweep the house, and seek diligently, till she find it?

Death and life stand in the power of the tongue; he that loveth it, shall enjoy the fruit thereof.

Jesus said unto her, "I am the resurrection and the life. He that believeth on me; Yea though he were dead, yet shall he live:

What shall it profit a man, if he should win all the world and lose his own soul?

And when they that longed unto him heard of it, they went out to hold him. For they said, "He is too fervent."

And Amaziah said again to the man of God, "What shall we do then, for the hundred talents which I have given unto the host of Israel?" And the man of God said, "The LORD is able to give thee much more than that."

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

If thou be overseen and negligent in time of need, then is thy strength but small.

And when she hath found it she calleth her lovers, and her neighbours saying, 'Rejoice with me, for I have found the groat which I had lost.'

When Jesus that heard he said, "This infirmity is not unto death: But for the laud of God, that the son of God might be praised by the reason of it."

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

And so he died, being old and of a perfect age.

Nevertheless, all things are of God, which hath reconciled us unto himself by Jesus Christ, and hath given unto us the office to preach the atonement.

I know 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 destroy it: And he that hateth his life in this world, shall keep it unto life eternal.

Ye therefore, beloved, seeing ye know it beforehand: Beware, lest ye be also plucked away with the error of the wicked, and fall from your own steadfastness;

And he said unto them, "Verily I say unto you, there is no man that leaveth house: other father and mother, other brethren, or wife, or children: for the kingdom of God's sake,

And he did that pleased the LORD: but not with the whole heart.

Yea, even mine own familiar friend, whom I trusted, who did also eat my bread, hath lift up his heel against me.

And it chanced that the asses of this Kish, Saul's father were lost. Then said Kish to Saul his son, "Take one of the lads with thee and up and go seek the asses."

Woe is me for thee, my brother Jonathan! Delectable to me wast thou, exceeding. Thy love to me was wonderful, passing the love of women.

My heart panteth, my strength hath failed me, and the light of mine eyes is gone from me.

and 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 again from death?

Or else if thou needs wilt, then go and do it, and make thyself strong to battle: and thou shalt see, that God shall make thee fall before thine enemies. For God hath power to help or to cast down."

The LORD is nigh unto them that are contrite in heart, and will save such as be of a humble spirit.

Ye adulterers, and women that break matrimony: know ye not how that the friendship of the world is enmity to Godward? Whosoever will be friend of the world, is made the enemy of God.

And whosoever forsaketh houses, or brethren, or sisters, or father, or mother, or wife, or children, or lands, for my name's sake; the same shall receive a hundred fold, 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."

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

He put forth a similitude unto them, signifying that men ought always to pray, and not to be weary,