Bible Verses About Friendship

What the Bible says about being a good friend and choosing friends wisely.

1. Proverbs 17:17

   A friend loves at all times. A brother is born to help in hard times.

2. John 15:13

   No one has greater love than this: to give up his life for his friends.

3. Ecclesiastes 4:9-10

   ⁹Two are better than one, because they get a good return for their work. ¹⁰If one falls down, his friend can help him up. But pity the one who falls and has no one to help him up!

4. Proverbs 27:17

   As iron sharpens iron, so one man sharpens another.

5. Proverbs 18:24

   A man with many friends may be ruined. But there is a friend who stays closer than a brother.

6. Proverbs 27:9

   Oil and incense make the heart glad. A friend's advice is sweet to the soul.

7. Romans 12:10

   Love each other deeply, like family. Try to beat each other at showing honor.

8. Galatians 6:2

   Help carry each other's heavy loads. When you do this, you obey the law of Christ.

9. Proverbs 13:20

   Whoever walks with wise people will become wise. But a friend of fools will be harmed.

10. John 15:15

    I don't call you servants anymore, because a servant doesn't know what his master is doing. Instead, I have called you friends. That is because I have told you everything I learned from my Father.

All verses from the Readable English Bible (READ), a free, open-source Bible in clear, simple English.

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