'Friend' in the Bible

And Abimelech had come to him from Gerar, with Ahuzzath his friend and Phicol, the captain of his army.

Now at that time, Judah went away from his brothers and became the friend of a man of Adullam named Hirah.

And after a time, Bath-shua, Judah's wife, came to her end; and after Judah was comforted for her loss, he went to Timnah, where they were cutting the wool of his sheep, and his friend Hirah of Adullam went with him.

Then Judah sent his friend Hirah with the young goat, to get back the things which he had given as a sign to the woman: but she was not there.

But the Lord was with Joseph, and was good to him, and made the keeper of the prison his friend.

If you come across the ox or the ass of one who is no friend to you wandering from its way, you are to take it back to him

And he said to them, This is the word of the Lord, the God of Israel: Let every man take his sword at his side, and go from one end of the tents to the other, putting to death his brother and his friend and his neighbour.

And the Lord had talk with Moses face to face, as a man may have talk with his friend. And when Moses came back to the tents, his servant, the young man Joshua, the son of Nun, did not come away from the Tent.

If your brother, the son of your mother, or your son or your daughter or the wife of your heart, or the friend who is as dear to you as your life, working on you secretly says to you, Let us go and give worship to other gods, strange to you and to your fathers;

When Gideon came there, a man was giving his friend an account of his dream, saying, See, I had a dream about a cake of barley bread which, falling into the tents of Midian, came on to the tent, overturning it so that it was stretched out flat on the earth.

And his friend in answer said, This is certainly the sword of Gideon, the son of Joash, the men of Israel: into their hands God has given up all the army of Midian.

But Samson's wife was given to the friend who had been his best man.

And her father said, It seemed to me that you had only hate for her; so I gave her to your friend: but is not her younger sister fairer than she? so please take her in place of the other.

Then the Philistines said, Who has done this? And they said, Samson, the son-in-law of the Timnite, because he took his wife and gave her to his friend. So the Philistines came up and had her and her father's house burned.

And David said, Is there still anyone of Saul's family living, so that I may be a friend to him, because of Jonathan?

And the king said, Is there anyone of Saul's family still living, to whom I may be a friend in God's name? And Ziba said, There is a son of Jonathan, whose feet are damaged.

And David said, I will be a friend to Hanun, the son of Nahash, as his father was a friend to me. So David sent his servants, to give him words of comfort on account of his father. And David's servants came into the land of the children of Ammon.

But Amnon had a friend whose name was Jonadab, the son of Shimeah, David's brother: and Jonadab was a very wise man.

So Hushai, David's friend, went into the town, and Absalom came to Jerusalem.

Then Hushai the Archite, David's friend, came to Absalom and said, Long life to the king, long life to the king!

And Absalom said, Is this your love for your friend? why did you not go with your friend?

Azariah, the son of Nathan, was over those in authority in the different divisions of the country; Zabud, the son of Nathan, was priest and the king's friend;

Now Hiram, king of Tyre, hearing that Solomon had been made king in place of his father, sent his servants to him; for Hiram had ever been a friend to David.

And David said, I will be a friend to Hanun, the son of Nahash, because his father was a friend to me. So David sent men to him, to give him words of comfort on account of his father. And the servants of David came to Hanun, to the land of the children of Ammon, offering him comfort.

And Ahithophel was the king's expert in discussion and Hushai the Archite was the king's friend.

Did you not, O Lord our God, after driving out the people of this land before your people Israel, give it to the seed of Abraham, your friend, for ever?

Now before this, Eliashib the priest, who had been placed over the rooms of the house of our God, being a friend of Tobiah,

He whose heart is shut against his friend has given up the fear of the Ruler of all.

Truly, you are such as would give up the child of a dead man to his creditors, and would make a profit out of your friend.

As for him who is false to his friend for a reward, light will be cut off from the eyes of his children.

My behaviour was as if it had been my friend or my brother: I was bent low in grief like one whose mother is dead.

Even my dearest friend, in whom I had faith, who took bread with me, is turned against me.

But it was you, my equal, my guide, my well-loved friend.

Looking to my right side, I saw no man who was my friend: I had no safe place; no one had any care for my soul.

For the wrong-hearted man is hated by the Lord, but he is a friend to the upright.

Say to wisdom, You are my sister; let knowledge be named your special friend:

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

A friend is loving at all times, and becomes a brother in times of trouble.

Wealth makes a great number of friends; but the poor man is parted from his friend.

Great numbers will make attempts to get the approval of a ruler: and every man is the special friend of him who has something to give.

He whose heart is clean is dear to the Lord; for the grace of his lips the king will be his friend.

The wounds of a friend are given in good faith, but the kisses of a hater are false.

Oil and perfume make glad the heart, and the wise suggestion of a friend is sweet to the soul.

Do not give up your friend and your father's friend; and do not go into your brother's house in the day of your trouble: better is a neighbour who is near than a brother far off.

He who gives a blessing to his friend with a loud voice, getting up early in the morning, will have it put to his account as a curse.

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

Iron makes iron sharp; so a man makes sharp his friend.

His mouth is most sweet; yes, he is all beautiful. This is my loved one, and this is my friend, O daughters of Jerusalem.

Because you have said, We have made death our friend, and with the underworld we have made an agreement; when the overflowing waters come through they will not come near us; for we are looking to false words for help, taking cover in what is untrue:

But as for you, Israel, my servant, and you, Jacob, whom I have taken for myself, the seed of Abraham my friend:

Will you not, from this time, make your prayer to me, crying, My father, you are the friend of my early years?

For this reason the Lord has said, See, I will put stones in the way of this people: and the fathers and the sons together will go falling over them; the neighbour and his friend will come to destruction.

Put no faith in a friend, do not let your hope be placed in a relation: keep watch on the doors of your mouth against her who is resting on your breast.

But you say, For what reason? Because the Lord has been a witness between you and the wife of your early years, to whom you have been untrue, though she is your friend and the wife to whom you have given your word.

The Son of man has come feasting, and they say, See, a lover of food and wine, a friend of tax-farmers and sinners! And wisdom is judged to be right by her works.

But he in answer said to one of them, Friend, I do you no wrong: did you not make an agreement with me for a penny?

And he says to him, Friend, how came you in here not having a guest's robe? And he had nothing to say.

And Jesus said to him, Friend, do that for which you have come. Then they came and put hands on Jesus, and took him.

It is right for you to do this for him, because he is a friend to our nation, and himself has put up a Synagogue for us.

The Son of man came feasting, and you say, Here is a lover of food and wine, a friend of tax-farmers and sinners.

And he said to them, Which of you, having a friend, would go to him in the middle of the night and say to him, Friend, let me have three cakes of bread;

Because a friend of mine has come to me on a journey, and I have nothing to put before him;

I say to you, Though he will not get up and give to him, because he is his friend, still, if he keeps on making his request, he will get up and give him as much as he has need of.

But when you come, go and take the lowest seat, so that when the giver of the feast comes, he may say to you, Friend, come up higher; and then you will have honour in the eyes of all the others who are there.

He who has the bride is the husband: but the husband's friend, whose place is by his side and whose ears are open to him, is full of joy because of the husband's voice: such is my joy, and it is complete.

So the sisters sent to him, saying, Lord, your dear friend is ill.

These things said he: and after that he said to them, Lazarus our friend is at rest; but I go so that I may make him come out of his sleep.

But some of them said, This man, who made open the eyes of the blind man, was he not able to keep his friend from death?

I will not let you be without a friend: I am coming to you.

And Simon Peter went after Jesus with another disciple. Now that disciple was a friend of the high priest and he went in with Jesus into the house of the high priest;

But Peter was kept outside at the door. Then this other disciple, who was a friend of the high priest, came out and had a word with the girl who kept the door, and took Peter in.

Hearing this, Pilate had a desire to let him go free, but the Jews said in a loud voice, If you let this man go, you are not Caesar's friend: everyone who makes himself a king goes against Caesar.

So then am I no longer your friend, because I give you true words?

Luke, our well-loved medical friend, and Demas, send you their love.

If then you take me to be your friend and brother, take him in as myself.

And the holy Writings were put into effect which said, And Abraham had faith in God and it was put to his account as righteousness; and he was named the friend of God.

O you who are false to God, do you not see that the friends of this world are not God's friends? Every man desiring to be a friend of this world makes himself a hater of God.

My little children, I am writing these things to you so that you may be without sin. And if any man is a sinner, we have a friend and helper with the Father, Jesus Christ, the upright one: