Bible Verses About Friendship

“A man of many companions may come to ruin, but there is a friend who stays closer than a brother.”

“A friend loves at all times, and a brother is born for adversity.”

“Do not be deceived: “Bad company corrupts good character.”

“Therefore encourage and build one another up, just as you are already doing.”

“Oil and incense bring joy to the heart, and the counsel of a friend is sweetness to the soul.”

“A despairing man should have the kindness of his friend, even if he forsakes the fear of the Almighty.”

“The wounds of a friend are faithful, but the kisses of an enemy are deceitful.”

“He who walks with the wise will become wise, but the companion of fools will be destroyed.”

“A perverse man spreads dissension, and a gossip divides close friends.”

“A righteous man is cautious in friendship, but the ways of the wicked lead them astray.”

“Do to others as you would have them do to you.”

“Better an open rebuke than love that is concealed. The wounds of a friend are faithful, but the kisses of an enemy are deceitful.”

“Do not forsake your friend or your father’s friend, and do not go to your brother’s house in the day of your calamity; better a neighbor nearby than a brother far away.”

“Do not make friends with an angry man, and do not associate with a hot-tempered man, or you may learn his ways and entangle yourself in a snare. Do not be one who gives pledges, who puts up security for debts. If you have nothing with which to pay, why should your bed be taken from under you?”

“As water reflects the face, so the heart reflects the true man.”

“For where two or three gather together in My name, there am I with them.”

“He who loves a pure heart and gracious lips will have the king for a friend.”

“For it is not an enemy who insults me; that I could endure. It is not a foe who rises against me; from him I could hide. But it is you, a man like myself, my companion and close friend. We shared sweet fellowship together; we walked with the crowd into the house of God.”

“And the Scripture was fulfilled that says, “Abraham believed God, and it was credited to him as righteousness,” and he was called a friend of God.”

“Stay with me; do not be afraid, for he who seeks your life is seeking mine as well. You will be safe with me.”

“Bear with one another and forgive any complaint you may have against someone else. Forgive as the Lord forgave you.”

“Where you die, I will die, and there I will be buried. May the LORD punish me, and ever so severely, if anything but death separates you and me.”

“A gossip reveals a secret, but a trustworthy person keeps a confidence.”

“A wise man is strong, and a man of knowledge enhances his strength.”

“And we have this commandment from Him: Whoever loves God must love his brother as well.”

“Draw near to God, and He will draw near to you. Cleanse your hands, you sinners, and purify your hearts, you double-minded.”

“Now when Job’s three friends— Eliphaz the Temanite, Bildad the Shuhite, and Zophar the Naamathite— heard about all this adversity that had come upon him, each of them came from his home, and they met together to go and sympathize with Job and comfort him. When they lifted up their eyes from afar, they could barely recognize Job. They began to weep aloud, and each man tore his robe and threw dust in the air over his head. Then they sat on the ground with him for seven days and seven nights, but no one spoke a word to him because they saw how intense his suffering was.”

“Rejoice with those who rejoice; weep with those who weep.”

“But Ruth replied: “Do not urge me to leave you or to turn from following you. For wherever you go, I will go, and wherever you live, I will live; your people will be my people, and your God will be my God. Where you die, I will die, and there I will be buried. May the LORD punish me, and ever so severely, if anything but death separates you and me.”

“Thus the LORD would speak to Moses face to face, as a man speaks to his friend. Then Moses would return to the camp, but his young assistant Joshua son of Nun would not leave the tent.”

“For if, when we were enemies of God, we were reconciled to Him through the death of His Son, how much more, having been reconciled, shall we be saved through His life!”

“When a man’s ways please the LORD, He makes even the man’s enemies live at peace with him.”

“Seldom set foot in your neighbor’s house, lest he grow weary and hate you.”

“He has removed my brothers from me; my acquaintances have abandoned me. My kinsmen have failed me, and my friends have forgotten me. My guests and maidservants count me as a stranger; I am a foreigner in their sight. I call for my servant, but he does not answer, though I implore him with my own mouth. My breath is repulsive to my wife, and I am loathsome to my own family. Even little boys scorn me; when I appear, they deride me. All my best friends despise me, and those I love have turned against me. My skin and flesh cling to my bones; I have escaped by the skin of my teeth. Have pity on me, my friends, have pity, for the hand of God has struck me. Why do you persecute me as God does? Will you never get enough of my flesh?”

“God settles the lonely in families; He leads the prisoners out to prosperity, but the rebellious dwell in a sun-scorched land.”

“A mocker seeks wisdom and finds none, but knowledge comes easily to the discerning. Stay away from a foolish man; you will gain no knowledge from his speech.”

“When David came to the summit, where he used to worship God, Hushai the Archite was there to meet him with his robe torn and dust on his head. David said to him, “If you go on with me, you will be a burden to me. But you can thwart the counsel of Ahithophel for me if you return to the city and say to Absalom: ‘I will be your servant, my king; in the past I was your father’s servant, but now I will be your servant.’ Will not Zadok and Abiathar the priests be there with you? Report to them everything you hear from the king’s palace. Indeed, their two sons, Ahimaaz son of Zadok and Jonathan son of Abiathar, are there with them. Send them to me with everything you hear.” So David’s friend Hushai arrived in Jerusalem just as Absalom was entering the city.”

“And Jonathan said to David, “Go in peace, for the two of us have sworn in the name of the LORD, saying, ‘May the LORD be a witness between you and me, and between your descendants and mine forever.’” Then David got up and departed, and Jonathan went back into the city.”

“My friends are my scoffers as my eyes pour out tears to God. Oh, that a man might plead with God as he pleads with his neighbor!”

“And Jonathan had David reaffirm his vow out of love for him, for Jonathan loved David as he loved himself.”

“For I long to see you so that I may impart to you some spiritual gift to strengthen you, that is, that you and I may be mutually encouraged by each other’s faith.”

“Plans fail for lack of counsel, but with many advisers they succeed.”

“But it is you, a man like myself, my companion and close friend.”

“Whoever claims to abide in Him must walk as Jesus walked.”

“Do not rely on a friend; do not trust in a companion. Seal the doors of your mouth from her who lies in your arms.”

“If one blesses his neighbor with a loud voice early in the morning, it will be counted to him as a curse.”

“After David had finished speaking with Saul, the souls of Jonathan and David were knit together, and Jonathan loved him as himself. And from that day Saul kept David with him and did not let him return to his father’s house. Then Jonathan made a covenant with David because he loved him as himself. And Jonathan removed the robe he was wearing and gave it to David, along with his tunic, his sword, his bow, and his belt.”

“To Timothy, my beloved child: Grace, mercy, and peace from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Lord. I thank God, whom I serve with a clear conscience as did my forefathers, as I constantly remember you night and day in my prayers. Recalling your tears, I long to see you so that I may be filled with joy.”

“At my first defense, no one stood with me, but everyone deserted me. May it not be charged against them.”

“Little children, let no one deceive you: The one who practices righteousness is righteous, just as Christ is righteous.”