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Bible Quotes About Best Friends
16 Scripture verses about best friends from the King James Version, with full verse text for study and meditation.
Scripture reveals that true friendship is marked by steadfast love and support, especially in times of adversity, as a friend loves at all times and a brother is born for adversity (Proverbs 17:17). Genuine friends show compassion to the afflicted, reflecting godly fear rather than forsaking it (Job 6:14). Wise companionship leads to wisdom and life, whereas association with fools results in destruction (Proverbs 13:20). Furthermore, friends are preserved through forgiveness and discretion, while strife and gossip can sever even close relationships (Proverbs 16:28; 17:9).
Top 10 Bible Quotes About Best Friends
- Job 6:14 — “To him that is afflicted pity should be shewed from his friend; but he forsaketh the fear of the Almighty. is afflicted: Heb. melteth”
- Proverbs 12:26 — “The righteous is more excellent than his neighbour: but the way of the wicked seduceth them. excellent: or, abundant”
- Proverbs 13:20 — “He that walketh with wise men shall be wise: but a companion of fools shall be destroyed. destroyed: Heb. broken”
- Proverbs 16:28 — “A froward man soweth strife: and a whisperer separateth chief friends. soweth: Heb. sendeth forth”
- Proverbs 17:9 — “He that covereth a transgression seeketh love; but he that repeateth a matter separateth very friends. seeketh: or, procureth”
- Proverbs 17:17 — “A friend loveth at all times, and a brother is born for adversity.”
- Proverbs 18:24 — “A man that hath friends must shew himself friendly: and there is a friend that sticketh closer than a brother.”
- Proverbs 22:24 — “Make no friendship with an angry man; and with a furious man thou shalt not go:”
- Proverbs 27:9 — “Ointment and perfume rejoice the heart: so doth the sweetness of a man's friend by hearty counsel. by: Heb. from the counsel of the soul”
- Proverbs 27:10 — “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.”
Old Testament Quotes About Best Friends (13)
“To him that is afflicted pity should be shewed from his friend; but he forsaketh the fear of the Almighty. is afflicted: Heb. melteth”
“The righteous is more excellent than his neighbour: but the way of the wicked seduceth them. excellent: or, abundant”
“He that walketh with wise men shall be wise: but a companion of fools shall be destroyed. destroyed: Heb. broken”
“A froward man soweth strife: and a whisperer separateth chief friends. soweth: Heb. sendeth forth”
“He that covereth a transgression seeketh love; but he that repeateth a matter separateth very friends. seeketh: or, procureth”
“A friend loveth at all times, and a brother is born for adversity.”
“A man that hath friends must shew himself friendly: and there is a friend that sticketh closer than a brother.”
“Make no friendship with an angry man; and with a furious man thou shalt not go:”
“Ointment and perfume rejoice the heart: so doth the sweetness of a man's friend by hearty counsel. by: Heb. from the counsel of the soul”
“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.”
“Iron sharpeneth iron; so a man sharpeneth the countenance of his friend.”
“Two are better than one; because they have a good reward for their labour.”
“For if they fall, the one will lift up his fellow: but woe to him that is alone when he falleth; for he hath not another to help him up.”
New Testament Quotes About Best Friends (3)
“And as ye would that men should do to you, do ye also to them likewise.”
“Be kindly affectioned one to another with brotherly love; in honour preferring one another; with: or, in the love of the brethren”
“Ye adulterers and adulteresses, know ye not that the friendship of the world is enmity with God? whosoever therefore will be a friend of the world is the enemy of God.”
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