In return for my friendship they accuse me, but I am a man of prayer. I am confined and cannot escape – Psalm 88:8 You have taken from me my closest friends and have made me repulsive to them. – 1 Corinthians 15:33Īnd a gossip separates close friends. – Luke 11:5-9ĭo not be misled: “Bad company corrupts good character. “So I say to you: Ask and it will be given to you seek and you will find knock and the door will be opened to you. I can’t get up and give you anything.’ I tell you, even though he will not get up and give you the bread because of friendship, yet because of your shameless audacity he will surely get up and give you as much as you need. The door is already locked, and my children and I are in bed. Then Jesus said to them, “Suppose you have a friend, and you go to him at midnight and say, ‘Friend, lend me three loaves of bread a friend of mine on a journey has come to me, and I have no food to offer him.’ And suppose the one inside answers, ‘Don’t bother me. – Ecclesiastes 4:9-10Īnyone who withholds kindness from a friend forsakes the fear of the Almighty. They still carry some powerful truths.īecause they have a good return for their labor:Īnd has no one to help them up. Here you will find a selection of verses that I felt needed to be in a more general section. – Proverbs 27:10 Bible Verses on All Kinds of Friendship – Proverbs 27:9ĭo not forsake your friend or a friend of your family, and do not go to your relative’s house when disaster strikes you- better a neighbor nearby than a relative far away. Perfume and incense bring joy to the heart, and the pleasantness of a friend springs from their heartfelt advice. Many curry favor with a ruler, and everyone is the friend of one who gives gifts. One who loves a pure heart and who speaks with grace will have the king for a friend.

The poor are shunned even by their neighbors, but the rich have many friends. Whoever would foster love covers over an offense,īut whoever repeats the matter separates close friends. One who has unreliable friends soon comes to ruin,īut there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother – Proverbs 18:24 – Proverbs 12:26īut an enemy multiplies kisses. The righteous choose their friends carefully, but the way of the wicked leads them astray.

Bible verses about friendship and love