Bible Verses About Friendship
The Bible describes friends who stay loyal in hard times, speak honestly and sharpen each other. These verses cover choosing friends well and being one yourself. Send one to a friend today.
11 scriptures in modern King James wording
Proverbs 17:17KJV
“A friend loves at all times, and a brother is born for adversity.”
Proverbs 18:24KJV
“A man that has friends must show himself friendly: and there is a friend that sticks closer than a brother.”
Proverbs 27:17KJV
“Iron sharpens iron; so a man sharpens the countenance of his friend.”
Proverbs 27:6KJV
“Faithful are the wounds of a friend; but the kisses of an enemy are deceitful.”
Proverbs 27:9KJV
“Ointment and perfume rejoice the heart: so does the sweetness of a man's friend by hearty counsel.”
Proverbs 13:20KJV
“He that walks with wise men shall be wise: but a companion of fools shall be destroyed.”
Ecclesiastes 4:10KJV
“For if they fall, the one will lift up his fellow: but woe to him that is alone when he falls; for he has not another to help him up.”
John 15:13KJV
“Greater love has no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends.”
John 15:15KJV
“Henceforth I call you not servants; for the servant knows not what his lord does: but I have called you friends; for all things that I have heard of my Father I have made known unto you.”
1 Samuel 18:1KJV
“And it came to pass, when he had made an end of speaking unto Saul, that the soul of Jonathan was knit with the soul of David, and Jonathan loved him as his own soul.”
Ruth 1:16KJV
“And Ruth said, Implore me not to leave you, or to return from following after you: for where you go, I will go; and where you lodge, I will lodge: your people shall be my people, and your God my God:”
Common questions
What does the Bible say about friendship?
Proverbs 17:17 says a friend loves at all times, and Proverbs 18:24 says there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother. Jesus called his followers friends in John 15:15 and said no one has greater love than to lay down his life for his friends (John 15:13).
What does the Bible say about choosing friends?
Proverbs 13:20 says that walking with the wise makes you wise, while a companion of fools comes to harm. Proverbs 27:17 compares good friends to iron that sharpens iron.
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