Bible Verses About Friendship

“If anyone says, “I love God,” but hates his brother, he is a liar. For anyone who does not love his brother, whom he has seen, cannot love God, whom he has not seen.”

“Do not be deceived: “Bad company corrupts good character.””

“He who walks with the wise will become wise, but the companion of fools will be destroyed.”

“As iron sharpens iron, so one man sharpens another.”

“Two are better than one, because they have a good return for their labor.”

“Be devoted to one another in brotherly love. Outdo yourselves in honoring one another.”

“The LORD God also said, “It is not good for the man to be alone. I will make for him a suitable helper.””

“Treat everyone with high regard: Love the brotherhood of believers, fear God, honor the king.”

“They devoted themselves to the apostles’ teaching and to the fellowship, to the breaking of bread and to prayer.”

“Therefore encourage and build one another up, just as you are already doing.”

“But if we walk in the light as He is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus His Son cleanses us from all sin.”

“Show hospitality to one another without complaining.”

“Oil and incense bring joy to the heart, and the sweetness of a friend is counsel to the soul.”

“A perverse man spreads dissension, and a gossip divides close friends.”

“No longer do I call you servants, for a servant does not understand what his master is doing. But I have called you friends, because everything I have learned from My Father I have made known to you.”

“You are My friends if you do what I command you.”

“Even my close friend whom I trusted, the one who shared my bread, has lifted up his heel against me.”

“Therefore confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous man has great power to prevail.”

“By this everyone will know that you are My disciples, if you love one another.””

“Continue in brotherly love.”

“Brothers, if someone is caught in a trespass, you who are spiritual should restore him with a spirit of gentleness. But watch yourself, or you also may be tempted.”

“So then, each of us will give an account of himself to God.”

“For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and they will become one flesh.”

“We proclaim to you what we have seen and heard, so that you also may have fellowship with us. And this fellowship of ours is with the Father and with His Son, Jesus Christ.”

“Let us not neglect meeting together, as some have made a habit, but let us encourage one another, and all the more as you see the Day approaching.”

“For where two or three gather together in My name, there am I with them.””

“The body is a unit, though it is composed of many parts. And although its parts are many, they all form one body. So it is with Christ.”

“Carry one another’s burdens, and in this way you will fulfill the law of Christ.”

“The wounds of a friend are faithful, but the kisses of an enemy are deceitful.”

“And let us consider how to spur one another on to love and good deeds.”

“Whoever conceals an offense promotes love, but he who brings it up separates friends.”

“A righteous man is cautious in friendship, but the ways of the wicked lead them astray.”

“Do not make friends with an angry man, and do not associate with a hot-tempered man,”

“A despairing man should have the kindness of his friend, even if he forsakes the fear of the Almighty.”

“And the Scripture was fulfilled that says, “Abraham believed God, and it was credited to him as righteousness,” and he was called a friend of God.”

“Better an open rebuke than love that is concealed.”

“You adulteresses! Do you not know that friendship with the world is hostility toward God? Therefore, whoever chooses to be a friend of the world renders himself an enemy of God.”

“Do to others as you would have them do to you.”

“Above all, love one another deeply, because love covers over a multitude of sins.”

“For it is not an enemy who insults me; that I could endure. It is not a foe who rises against me; from him I could hide.”

“then make my joy complete by being like-minded, having the same love, being united in spirit and purpose.”

“There is neither Jew nor Greek, slave nor free, male nor female, for you are all one in Christ Jesus.”

“Behold, how good and pleasant it is when brothers live together in harmony!”

“Beloved, if God so loved us, we also ought to love one another.”

“A new commandment I give you: Love one another. As I have loved you, so you also must love one another.”

“Let no unwholesome talk come out of your mouths, but only what is helpful for building up the one in need and bringing grace to those who listen.”