Bible Verses about 'Friend'

As iron sharpens iron, so one person sharpens another. Proverbs 27:17

As iron sharpens iron, so a friend sharpens a friend. Proverbs 27:17	As iron sharpens iron, so one person sharpens another. friendship relationships mind
A friend is always loyal, and a brother is born to help in time of need. Proverbs 17:17	A friend loves at all times, and a brother is born for a time of adversity. friendship family relationships

There are “friends” who destroy each other, but a real friend sticks closer than a brother. Proverbs 18:24	One who has unreliable friends soon comes to ruin, but there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother. friendship family
One should be kind to a fainting friend, but you accuse me without any fear of the Almighty. Job 6:14	Anyone who withholds kindness from a friend forsakes the fear of the Almighty. awe friendship neighbor
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	Do not forsake your friend or a friend of your family, and do not go to your relative’s house when disaster strikes you— better a neighbor nearby than a relative far away. friendship family neighbor
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	You adulterous people, don’t you know that friendship with the world means enmity against God? Therefore, anyone who chooses to be a friend of the world becomes an enemy of God. sin God friendship
Dear friend, I hope all is well with you and that you are as healthy in body as you are strong in spirit. 3 John 1:2	Dear friend, I pray that you may enjoy good health and that all may go well with you, even as your soul is getting along well. blessing prayer soul
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. Psalm 15:2-3	The one whose walk is blameless, who does what is righteous, who speaks the truth from their heart; whose tongue utters no slander, who does no wrong to a neighbor, and casts no slur on others. truth blameless gossip
Love prospers when a fault is forgiven, but dwelling on it separates close friends. Proverbs 17:9	Whoever would foster love covers over an offense, but whoever repeats the matter separates close friends. forgiveness friendship
And why worry about a speck in your friend’s eye when you have a log in your own? Matthew 7:3	Why do you look at the speck of sawdust in your brother’s eye and pay no attention to the plank in your own eye? sin judgment
There is no greater love than to lay down one’s life for one’s friends. John 15:13	Greater love has no one than this: to lay down one’s life for one’s friends. love sacrifice friendship
Dear friends, since God loved us that much, we surely ought to love each other. 1 John 4:11	Dear friends, since God so loved us, we also ought to love one another. love God community
A troublemaker plants seeds of strife; gossip separates the best of friends. Proverbs 16:28	A perverse person stirs up conflict, and a gossip separates close friends. honesty gossip friendship
With their words, the godless destroy their friends, but knowledge will rescue the righteous. Proverbs 11:9	With their mouths the godless destroy their neighbors, but through knowledge the righteous escape. righteousness speaking wisdom
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. Proverbs 3:31-32	Do not envy the violent or choose any of their ways. For the Lord detests the perverse but takes the upright into his confidence. trust righteousness planning
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. Romans 5:10	For if, while we were God’s enemies, we were reconciled to him through the death of his Son, how much more, having been reconciled, shall we be saved through his life! Savior salvation reconciliation
When Job prayed for his friends, the Lord restored his fortunes. In fact, the Lord gave him twice as much as before! Job 42:10	After Job had prayed for his friends, the Lord restored his fortunes and gave him twice as much as he had before. prayer blessing money
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	Dear friends, let us love one another, for love comes from God. Everyone who loves has been born of God and knows God. love neighbor friendship
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. 2 Peter 3:8	But do not forget this one thing, dear friends: With the Lord a day is like a thousand years, and a thousand years are like a day. God second coming patience
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. Revelation 3:20	Here I am! I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears my voice and opens the door, I will come in and eat with that person, and they with me. obedience food listening
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. Romans 12:19	Do not take revenge, my dear friends, but leave room for God’s wrath, for it is written: “It is mine to avenge; I will repay,” says the Lord. anger punishment judgment
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. 1 John 3:21-22	Dear friends, if our hearts do not condemn us, we have confidence before God and receive from him anything we ask, because we keep his commands and do what pleases him. trust law obedience
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. 1 John 4:1	Dear friends, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits to see whether they are from God, because many false prophets have gone out into the world. trust Spirit prophecy
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. 2 Corinthians 7:1	Therefore, since we have these promises, dear friends, let us purify ourselves from everything that contaminates body and spirit, perfecting holiness out of reverence for God. purification holiness awe
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. Jude 1:20-21	But you, dear friends, by building yourselves up in your most holy faith and praying in the Holy Spirit, keep yourselves in God’s love as you wait for the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ to bring you to eternal life. faith Holy Spirit love

Dear friends, we are already God’s children, but he has not yet shown us what we will be like when Christ appears. But we do know that we will be like him, for we will see him as he really is. And all who have this eager expectation will keep themselves pure, just as he is pure.

Dear friends, now we are children of God, and what we will be has not yet been made known. But we know that when Christ appears, we shall be like him, for we shall see him as he is. All who have this hope in him purify themselves, just as he is pure.