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 17:17 family relationships
• There are “friends” who destroy each other,
  but a real friend sticks closer than a brother.
  Proverbs 18:24 family
• There is no greater love than to lay down one’s life for one’s friends.
  John 15:13 love sacrifice
• If one person falls, the other can reach out and help. But someone who falls alone is in real trouble.
  Ecclesiastes 4:10 relationships neighbor
• How wonderful and pleasant it is
  when brothers live together in harmony!
  Psalm 133:1 community family
• Love prospers when a fault is forgiven,
  but dwelling on it separates close friends.
  Proverbs 17:9 forgiveness
• 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 4:7 love neighbor rebirth
• 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 4:12 relationships strength
• As iron sharpens iron,
  so a friend sharpens a friend.
  Proverbs 27:17 relationships mind
• A troublemaker plants seeds of strife;
  gossip separates the best of friends.
  Proverbs 16:28 honesty gossip lying
• Two people are better off than one, for they can help each other succeed.
  Ecclesiastes 4:9 relationships work
• One should be kind to a fainting friend,
  but you accuse me without any fear of the Almighty.
  Job 6:14 awe neighbor
• And he has given us this command: Those who love God must also love their fellow believers.
  1 John 4:21 law love
• Don’t be fooled by those who say such things, for “bad company corrupts good character.”
  1 Corinthians 15:33 evil goodness
• 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 27:10 family neighbor
• 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 1:11-12 strength encouragement faith
• 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 4:4 sin God world
• 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 68:6 freedom obedience punishment