Love & Relationships

Bible Verses About friend

18 key scriptures

Explore what the Bible says about friend. This collection of 18 key Scripture passages reveals God's wisdom and guidance on this important theme.

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TranslationKey Verse: Proverbs 18:24
King James (KJV)A man that hath friends must shew himself friendly: and there is a friend that sticketh closer than a brother.

18 Key Scriptures

A man that hath friends must shew himself friendly: and there is a friend that sticketh closer than a brother.
Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends.
A friend loveth at all times, and a brother is born for adversity.
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
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.
And the scripture was fulfilled which saith, Abraham believed God, and it was imputed unto him for righteousness: and he was called the Friend of God.
Ye are my friends, if ye do whatsoever I command you.
This is my commandment, That ye love one another, as I have loved you.
A froward man soweth strife: and a whisperer separateth chief friends. soweth: Heb. sendeth forth
Make no friendship with an angry man; and with a furious man thou shalt not go:
He that loveth pureness of heart, for the grace of his lips the king shall be his friend. for: or, and hath grace in his lips
Open rebuke is better than secret love.
Moreover if thy brother shall trespass against thee, go and tell him his fault between thee and him alone: if he shall hear thee, thou hast gained thy brother.
Be not deceived: evil communications corrupt good manners.
The righteous is more excellent than his neighbour: but the way of the wicked seduceth them. excellent: or, abundant
Faithful are the wounds of a friend; but the kisses of an enemy are deceitful. deceitful: or, earnest, or, frequent
And it came to pass, when he had made an end of speaking unto Saul, that the soul of Jonathan was knit with the soul of David, and Jonathan loved him as his own soul.

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