Bible Verses about Friendship

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• A friend is always loyal,
  and a brother is born to help in time of need.
  Proverbs 17:17familyrelationships
• There are “friends” who destroy each other,
  but a real friend sticks closer than a brother.
  Proverbs 18:24family
• There is no greater love than to lay down one’s life for one’s friends.
  John 15:13lovesacrifice
• If one person falls, the other can reach out and help. But someone who falls alone is in real trouble.
  Ecclesiastes 4:10relationshipsneighbor
• How wonderful and pleasant it is
  when brothers live together in harmony!
  Psalm 133:1communityfamily
• Love prospers when a fault is forgiven,
  but dwelling on it separates close friends.
  Proverbs 17:9forgiveness
• Dear friends, let us continue to love one another, for love comes from God. Anyone who loves is a child of God and knows God.
  1 John 4:7loveneighborrebirth
• A person standing alone can be attacked and defeated, but two can stand back-to-back and conquer. Three are even better, for a triple-braided cord is not easily broken.
  Ecclesiastes 4:12relationshipsstrength
• A troublemaker plants seeds of strife;
  gossip separates the best of friends.
  Proverbs 16:28honestygossiplying
• One should be kind to a fainting friend,
  but you accuse me without any fear of the Almighty.
  Job 6:14aweneighbor
• As iron sharpens iron,
  so a friend sharpens a friend.
  Proverbs 27:17relationshipsmind
• And he has given us this command: Those who love God must also love their fellow believers.
  1 John 4:21lawlove
• Two people are better off than one, for they can help each other succeed.
  Ecclesiastes 4:9relationshipswork
• Don’t be fooled by those who say such things, for “bad company corrupts good character.”
  1 Corinthians 15:33evilgoodness
• Never abandon a friend—
  either yours or your father’s.
  When disaster strikes, you won’t have to ask your brother for assistance.
  It’s better to go to a neighbor than to a brother who lives far away.
  Proverbs 27:10familyneighbor
• For I long to visit you so I can bring you some spiritual gift that will help you grow strong in the Lord. When we get together, I want to encourage you in your faith, but I also want to be encouraged by yours.
  Romans 1:11-12strengthencouragementfaith
• You adulterers! Don’t you realize that friendship with the world makes you an enemy of God? I say it again: If you want to be a friend of the world, you make yourself an enemy of God.
  James 4:4sinGodworld
• God places the lonely in families;
  he sets the prisoners free and gives them joy.
  But he makes the rebellious live in a sun-scorched land.
  Psalm 68:6freedomobediencepunishment