44 Bible Verses about Friendship
Want to know what the Bible says about Friendship ? Here are 44 Bible verses about Friendship from the Old and New Testaments of the Holy Bible, New International Version (NIV), sorted from the most relevant to the least relevant.
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Proverbs 12:26 NIV
The righteous choose their friends carefully,
but the way of the wicked leads them astray.
but the way of the wicked leads them astray.
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James 4:4 NIV
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.
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Job 16:20-21 NIV
20 My intercessor is my friend
as my eyes pour out tears to God;
21 on behalf of a man he pleads with God
as one pleads for a friend.
as my eyes pour out tears to God;
21 on behalf of a man he pleads with God
as one pleads for a friend.
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Ecclesiastes 4:9-12 NIV
9 Two are better than one,
because they have a good return for their labor:
10 If either of them falls down,
one can help the other up.
But pity anyone who falls
and has no one to help them up.
11 Also, if two lie down together, they will keep warm.
But how can one keep warm alone?
12 Though one may be overpowered,
two can defend themselves.
A cord of three strands is not quickly broken.
because they have a good return for their labor:
10 If either of them falls down,
one can help the other up.
But pity anyone who falls
and has no one to help them up.
11 Also, if two lie down together, they will keep warm.
But how can one keep warm alone?
12 Though one may be overpowered,
two can defend themselves.
A cord of three strands is not quickly broken.
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Proverbs 27:6 NIV
Wounds from a friend can be trusted,
but an enemy multiplies kisses.
but an enemy multiplies kisses.
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Psalm 41:9 NIV
Even my close friend,
someone I trusted,
one who shared my bread,
has turned against me.
someone I trusted,
one who shared my bread,
has turned against me.
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John 15:13 NIV
Greater love has no one than this: to lay down one’s life for one’s friends.
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James 2:23 NIV
And the scripture was fulfilled that says, “Abraham believed God, and it was credited to him as righteousness,” and he was called God’s friend.
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John 11:11 NIV
After he had said this, he went on to tell them, “Our friend Lazarus has fallen asleep; but I am going there to wake him up.”
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Luke 23:12 NIV
That day Herod and Pilate became friends —before this they had been enemies.
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