Bible Verses about 'Friend'
- As iron sharpens iron,
so a friend sharpens a friend. - A friend is always loyal,
and a brother is born to help in time of need. - There are “friends” who destroy each other,
but a real friend sticks closer than a brother. - One should be kind to a fainting friend,
but you accuse me without any fear of the Almighty. - 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. - 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.
- Dear friend, I hope all is well with you and that you are as healthy in body as you are strong in spirit.
- Those who lead blameless lives and do what is right,
speaking the truth from sincere hearts.
Those who refuse to gossip
or harm their neighbors
or speak evil of their friends. - Love prospers when a fault is forgiven,
but dwelling on it separates close friends. - And why worry about a speck in your friend’s eye when you have a log in your own?
- There is no greater love than to lay down one’s life for one’s friends.
- Dear friends, since God loved us that much, we surely ought to love each other.
- A troublemaker plants seeds of strife;
gossip separates the best of friends. - With their words, the godless destroy their friends,
but knowledge will rescue the righteous. - Don’t envy violent people
or copy their ways.
Such wicked people are detestable to the Lord,
but he offers his friendship to the godly. - For since our friendship with God was restored by the death of his Son while we were still his enemies, we will certainly be saved through the life of his Son.
- When Job prayed for his friends, the Lord restored his fortunes. In fact, the Lord gave him twice as much as before!
- 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.
- But you must not forget this one thing, dear friends: A day is like a thousand years to the Lord, and a thousand years is like a day.
- Look! I stand at the door and knock. If you hear my voice and open the door, I will come in, and we will share a meal together as friends.
- Dear friends, never take revenge. Leave that to the righteous anger of God. For the Scriptures say,
“I will take revenge;
I will pay them back,”
says the Lord. - Dear friends, if we don’t feel guilty, we can come to God with bold confidence. And we will receive from him whatever we ask because we obey him and do the things that please him.
- Dear friends, do not believe everyone who claims to speak by the Spirit. You must test them to see if the spirit they have comes from God. For there are many false prophets in the world.
- Because we have these promises, dear friends, let us cleanse ourselves from everything that can defile our body or spirit. And let us work toward complete holiness because we fear God.
- But you, dear friends, must build each other up in your most holy faith, pray in the power of the Holy Spirit, and await the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ, who will bring you eternal life. In this way, you will keep yourselves safe in God’s love.
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