'Friend' in the Bible

That forsaketh the friend of her youth, And forgetteth the covenant of her God:

Say not thou to thy friend, 'Go, and return, and to-morrow I give,' And substance with thee.

for the devious are detestable to the Lord,but He is a friend to the upright.

My son, if thou be surety for thy friend, if thou hast stricken thy hand with a stranger,

Do this now, my son, and deliver thyself, when thou art come into the hand of thy friend; go, humble thyself, and make sure thy friend.

Say to wisdom, “You are my sister,”And call understanding your intimate friend;

I, wisdom, have made wise behaviour my near relation; I am seen to be the special friend of wise purposes.

With the mouth a hypocrite corrupteth his friend, And by knowledge the righteous are drawn out.

A froward man sendeth forth contention, A tale-bearer is separating a familiar friend.

Whoso is covering transgression is seeking love, And whoso is repeating a matter Is separating a familiar friend.

A friend loveth at all times, and a brother is born for adversity.

A man void of understanding striketh hands, and becometh surety in the presence of his friend.

A man that hath friends must shew himself friendly: and there is a friend that sticketh closer than a brother.

Wealth attracts many friends,but a poor man is separated from his friend.

Many will intreat the favour of the prince: and every man is a friend to him that giveth gifts.

He that loveth pureness of heart, for the grace of his lips the king shall be his friend.

Faithful are the wounds of a friend; but the kisses of an enemy are deceitful.

Ointment and perfume rejoice the heart: so doth the sweetness of a man's friend by hearty counsel.

Thine own friend, and thy father's friend, forsake not; neither go into thy brother's house in the day of thy calamity: for better is a neighbour that is near than a brother far off.

He that blesseth his friend with a loud voice, rising early in the morning, it shall be counted a curse to him.

He who keeps secret the secret of his friend, will get himself a name for good faith.

Iron sharpeneth iron; so a man sharpeneth the countenance of his friend.

Whoso is keeping the law is an intelligent son, And a friend of gluttons, Doth cause his father to blush.

A man loving wisdom rejoiceth his father, And a friend of harlots destroyeth wealth.