Bible Verses about Friendship

A true friend is one at all times, and a brother is… Proverbs 17:17

A true friend is one at all times, and a brother is born to render help in time of need. Proverbs 17:17	A friend loves at all times; and a brother is born for adversity. family relationships
Some friends can lead us to ruin, but a true friend is closer than a brother. Proverbs 18:24	A man of many companions may be ruined, but there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother. family

No one can have greater love than to lay down his life for his friends. John 15:13	Greater love has no one than this, that someone lay down his life for his friends. love sacrifice
And if one should fall, his companion will help him up. How pathetic is the man who is alone and falls and has no one to assist him to his feet. Ecclesiastes 4:10	For if they fall, the one will lift up his fellow; but woe to him who is alone when he falls, and doesn’t have another to lift him up. relationships neighbor
How wonderful and delightful it is for brothers to live together in unity. Psalm 133:1	See how good and how pleasant it is for brothers to live together in unity! community family
One who forgives a misdeed fosters friendship, but he who divulges it separates good friends. Proverbs 17:9	He who covers an offense promotes love; but he who repeats a matter separates best friends. forgiveness
Beloved, let us love one another, because love is from God. Everyone who loves is born of God and knows God. 1 John 4:7	Beloved, let’s love one another, for love is of God; and everyone who loves has been born of God and knows God. love neighbor rebirth
And where a single man can be overcome, two together will be able to resist. A cord with three strands is not easily broken. Ecclesiastes 4:12	If a man prevails against one who is alone, two shall withstand him; and a threefold cord is not quickly broken. relationships strength
A perverse man sows strife, and a tale-bearer destroys close friendships. Proverbs 16:28	A perverse man stirs up strife. A whisperer separates close friends. honesty gossip lying
As iron sharpens iron, so a man sharpens the wits of his neighbor. Proverbs 27:17	Iron sharpens iron; so a man sharpens his friend’s countenance. relationships mind
One who despairs should have the support of his friends even if he has forsaken the fear of the Almighty. Job 6:14	To him who is ready to faint, kindness should be shown from his friend; even to him who forsakes the fear of the Almighty. awe neighbor
This is the commandment we have received from him: whoever loves God must also love his brother. 1 John 4:21	This commandment we have from him, that he who loves God should also love his brother. law love
Two are better than one: they earn a far greater reward for their toil. Ecclesiastes 4:9	Two are better than one, because they have a good reward for their labor. relationships work
Do not let anyone lead you astray. “Bad company corrupts good morals.” 1 Corinthians 15:33	Don’t be deceived! “Evil companionships corrupt good morals.” evil goodness
Do not forsake your friend or the friend of your father, and do not run to your brother’s house when troubles befall you; far better is a friend nearby than a brother who is far away. Proverbs 27:10	Don’t forsake your friend and your father’s friend. Don’t go to your brother’s house in the day of your disaster. A neighbor who is near is better than a distant brother. family neighbor
For I am longing to see you so that I may bestow on you some spiritual gift to strengthen you— or, rather, so that we may be mutually encouraged by each other’s faith, both yours and mine. Romans 1:11-12	For I long to see you, that I may impart to you some spiritual gift, to the end that you may be established; that is, that I with you may be encouraged in you, each of us by the other’s faith, both yours and mine. strength encouragement faith
Adulterers! Do you not know that love of the world results in enmity with God? Therefore, whoever wishes to be a lover of the world makes himself an enemy of God. James 4:4	You adulterers and adulteresses, don’t you know that friendship with the world is hostility toward God? Whoever therefore wants to be a friend of the world makes himself an enemy of God. sin God world
He gives a home to those who are forsaken and leads out prisoners amid chants of exultation, while rebels are forced to live in an arid land. Psalm 68:7	God sets the lonely in families. He brings out the prisoners with singing, but the rebellious dwell in a sun-scorched land. freedom obedience punishment