Bible Verses about 'God as friend'

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• A true friend is one at all times,
  and a brother is born to render help in time of need.
  Proverbs 17:17 friendship family relationships
• 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 friendship family neighbor
• Some friends can lead us to ruin,
  but a true friend is closer than a brother.
  Proverbs 18:24 friendship family
• One who despairs should have the support of his friends
  even if he has forsaken the fear of the Almighty.
  Job 6:14 awe friendship neighbor
• As iron sharpens iron,
  so a man sharpens the wits of his neighbor.
  Proverbs 27:17 friendship relationships mind
• 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 sin God friendship
• Hence, be imitators of God, as beloved children.
  Ephesians 5:1 children following
• The one who leads a blameless life
  and does what is right,
  who speaks the truth from the heart
  and does not slander anyone,
  who does not harm a friend
  and does not scorn a neighbor.
  Psalm 15:2-3 truth blameless gossip
• Beloved, I pray that everything is going well with you and that your bodily health is equal to that of your soul.
  3 John 1:2 blessing prayer soul
• As servants of God, behave as free people, but do not use your freedom as a means to cover up wrongdoing.
  1 Peter 2:16 life freedom evil
• Nor should you present any part of your body as an instrument for wickedness leading to sin. Rather, present yourselves to God as having been raised from death to life and the parts of your body to God as instruments for righteousness.
  Romans 6:13 sin righteousness sacrifice
• If we are diligent in observing all of these commandments before the Lord, our God, as he commanded of us, then this will be our righteousness.
  Deuteronomy 6:25 obedience law righteousness
• I will sing to the Lord as long as I live;
  I will sing praise to my God while I have life.
  Psalm 104:33 singing worship life
• Make every effort to present yourself before God as one who is worthy of his approval, a worker who has no need to be ashamed, but who imparts the word of truth without any alteration.
  2 Timothy 2:15 honesty truth work
• But as for me, I will look to the Lord.
  I place my hope in God my savior;
  my God will hear me.
  Micah 7:7 hope salvation listening
• As a deer longs for running streams,
  so my soul longs for you, O God.
  Psalm 42:2 God desires
• Those who are led by the Spirit of God are children of God.
  Romans 8:14 obedience Spirit children
• Set me as a seal on your heart,
  as a seal upon your arm.
  For love is as strong as death,
  and ardor is as relentless as the netherworld.
  Its flames are flashes of fire,
  an unending blaze.
  Song of songs 8:6 love heart death
• For you, O God, have put us to the test;
  you have purified us as silver is refined.
  Psalm 66:10 temptation suffering purification
• Though he was in the form of God,
  he did not regard equality with God
  as something to be grasped.
  Rather, he emptied himself,
  taking the form of a slave,
  being born in human likeness.
  Being found in appearance as a man,
  he humbled himself,
  and became obedient to death,
  even death on a cross.
  Philippians 2:6-8 Savior obedience Jesus
• Therefore, accept one another for the glory of God, just as Christ has accepted you.
  Romans 15:7 Jesus worship neighbor
• My soul thirsts for God, the living God.
  When shall I come to behold the face of God?
  Psalm 42:3 soul nearness seeking
• God abides in anyone who acknowledges
  that Jesus is the Son of God,
  and that person abides in God.
  1 John 4:15 Jesus life acknowledging
• But you are “a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people claimed by God as his own possession,” so that you may proclaim the praise of him who called you out of darkness into his marvelous light.
  1 Peter 2:9 evangelism salvation holiness
• However, you, dear friends, must build yourselves up in your most holy faith and pray in the Holy Spirit. Keep yourselves in the love of God as you await our Lord Jesus Christ in his mercy, who will grant you eternal life.
  Jude 1:20-21 faith Holy Spirit love
• And walk in love, as Christ loved us and gave himself up for us as a sacrificial offering whose fragrance is pleasing to God.
  Ephesians 5:2 love sacrifice Jesus
• As far as the east is from the west,
  so far has he removed our transgressions from us.
  Psalm 103:12 sin salvation
• Whoever does not love
  does not know God,
  because God is love.
  1 John 4:8 love God
• And take the helmet of salvation as well as the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God.
  Ephesians 6:17 salvation Spirit Word of God
• May the Lord, our God, be with us, just as he was with our fathers; may he not leave us or abandon us.
  1 Kings 8:57 nearness reliability family
• As I began to speak, the Holy Spirit descended upon them just as it had upon us at the beginning.
  Acts 11:15 pentecost Holy Spirit
• Therefore, a Sabbath rest still remains for the people of God, since those who enter into God’s rest also cease from their own labors as God did from his.
  Hebrews 4:9-10 sabbath rest work
• We have come to know
  and to believe in
  the love that God has for us.
  God is love,
  and whoever abides in love
  abides in God,
  and God in him.
  1 John 4:16 trust love God
• For it is written,
  “As I live, says the Lord,
  every knee shall bow before me,
  and every tongue shall give praise to God.”
  Romans 14:11 humility worship acknowledging
• Indeed, who is God except the Lord?
  Who is the Rock besides our God?
  Psalm 18:32 reliability God strength
• Rather, be kind to one another and compassionate, and forgive one another as God has forgiven you in Christ.
  Ephesians 4:32 forgiveness compassion goodness
• Seek good and not evil,
  so that you may live.
  Then the Lord, the God of hosts, will be with you
  as you claim he is.
  Amos 5:14 holiness reward seeking
• For who is God except the Lord?
  Who is a rock aside from our God?
  2 Samuel 22:32 reliability God protection
• One who forgives a misdeed fosters friendship,
  but he who divulges it separates good friends.
  Proverbs 17:9 forgiveness friendship
• Blessed is the nation whose God is the Lord,
  the people whom he has chosen as his heritage.
  Psalm 33:12 God reward blessing
• As sorrowful, and yet we are always rejoicing; as poor, and yet we make many rich; as having nothing, and yet we possess everything.
  2 Corinthians 6:10 sadness joy money
• 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 love neighbor friendship
• Each person should give as much as he has decided in his heart, not with reluctance or under compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver.
  2 Corinthians 9:7 joy giving heart
• As much as possible, and to the extent of your ability, live in peace with everyone.
  Romans 12:18 peace life neighbor
• Come now and let us discuss this,
  says the Lord.
  Though your sins are like scarlet,
  they shall be like snow.
  Though they are as red as crimson,
  they shall become as white as wool.
  Isaiah 1:18 sin forgiveness purification
• And the shepherds went back, glorifying and praising God for all they had heard and seen, just as they had been told.
  Luke 2:20 worship christmas praise
• Be merciful, just as your Father is merciful.
  Luke 6:36 goodness neighbor Father
• The Lord God is my strength;
  he makes my feet as swift as those of a deer
  and enables me to tread on the heights.
  Habakkuk 3:19 blessing strength equipment
• I rejoice in following your statutes
  more than I would rejoice in endless riches.
  Psalm 119:14 law money joy
• In the beginning was the Word,
  and the Word was with God,
  and the Word was God.
  John 1:1 God Word of God