Friendship
Explore 29 scripture references about friendship from Nave's Topical Bible, spanning 20 books of the Bible with categorized entries, verse text, and cross-references.
What Does the Bible Say About Friendship?
The topic of friendship appears throughout Scripture with 29 references spanning 20 books of the Bible, from 1 Kings to Ruth. Explore the scriptures below to deepen your understanding of what God's Word teaches about this subject.
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-General scriptures concerning DEU 13:6-9; JOB 6:14,15; 16:2,20; 19:13-22; PSA 35:13,14; 41:9; 55:12-14; 88:8,18; PRO 11:13; 17:9,17; 18:24; 22:24-27; 25:17,19; 27:6,9,10,14,17,19; ECC 4:9-12; AMO 3:3; 2TI 4:16 -INSTANCES OF -Abraham and Lot GEN 14:14-16 -Ruth and Naomi RUT 1:16,17 -Samuel and Saul 1SA 15:35; 16:1 -David and Jonathan 1SA 18:1-4; 20; 23:16-18; 2SA 1:17-27; 9:1-13 -David and Abiathar 1SA 22:23 -David and Nahash 2SA 10:2 -David and Hiram 1KI 5:1 -David and Hushai 2SA 15:32-37; 16; 17:1-22 -David and Ittai 2SA 15:19-21 -Joram and Ahaziah 2KI 8:28,29; 9:16 -JOB and his three "friends," JOB 2:11-13 -Daniel and his three companions DAN 2:49 -Mary, Martha, and Lazarus, with Jesus LUK 10:38-42; JHN 11:1-46 -The Marys, and Joseph of Arimathaea, for Jesus MAT 27:55-61; 28:1-8; LUK 24:10; JHN 20:11-18 -Luke and Theophilus ACT 1:1 -Paul and his nephew ACT 23:16 -Paul, Priscilla, and Aquila ROM 16:3,4 -Paul, Timothy, and Epaphroditus PHP 2:19,20,22,25
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What does the Bible say about friendship?
The Bible contains 29 references to friendship across 20 books of the Bible. Nave's Topical Bible organizes these references for in-depth study.
Where is friendship mentioned in the Bible?
Friendship is referenced in 1 Kings, 1 Samuel, 2 Kings, 2 Samuel, 2 Timothy, and 15 more books. There are 29 total scripture references on this topic.