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What does the Bible say about being a friend?

20 verses about being a friend, ranked by the votes of OpenBible.info readers, with the King James text.

9 booksMost in Proverbs

Bible verses about being a friend

Proverbs 17:17 — A friend loveth at all times, and a brother is born for adversity. 4 votes
Proverbs 16:28 — A froward man soweth strife: and a whisperer separateth chief friends. 3 votes
Job 6:14 — To him that is afflicted pity should be shewed from his friend; but he forsaketh the fear of the Almighty. 2 votes
Proverbs 12:26 — The righteous is more excellent than his neighbour: but the way of the wicked seduceth them. 2 votes
Proverbs 13:20 — He that walketh with wise men shall be wise: but a companion of fools shall be destroyed. 2 votes
Proverbs 17:9 — He that covereth a transgression seeketh love; but he that repeateth a matter separateth very friends. 2 votes
Proverbs 18:24 — A man that hath friends must shew himself friendly: and there is a friend that sticketh closer than a brother. 2 votes
Proverbs 22:24 — Make no friendship with an angry man; and with a furious man thou shalt not go: 2 votes
Proverbs 27:5 — Open rebuke is better than secret love. 2 votes
Proverbs 27:9 — Ointment and perfume rejoice the heart: so doth the sweetness of a man’s friend by hearty counsel. 2 votes
Proverbs 27:17 — Iron sharpeneth iron; so a man sharpeneth the countenance of his friend. 2 votes
Ecclesiastes 4:9 — Two are better than one; because they have a good reward for their labour. 2 votes
Luke 6:31 — And as ye would that men should do to you, do ye also to them likewise. 2 votes
John 15:13 — Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends. 2 votes
John 15:15 — Henceforth I call you not servants; for the servant knoweth not what his lord doeth: but I have called you friends; for all things that I have heard of my Father I have made known unto you. 2 votes
1 Corinthians 15:33 — Be not deceived: evil communications corrupt good manners. 2 votes
1 Thessalonians 5:11 — Wherefore comfort yourselves together, and edify one another, even as also ye do. 2 votes
James 2:23 — And the scripture was fulfilled which saith, Abraham believed God, and it was imputed unto him for righteousness: and he was called the Friend of God. 2 votes
James 4:4 — Ye adulterers and adulteresses, know ye not that the friendship of the world is enmity with God? whosoever therefore will be a friend of the world is the enemy of God. 2 votes
1 Peter 4:8 — And above all things have fervent charity among yourselves: for charity shall cover the multitude of sins. 2 votes

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Proverbs (10), John (2), James (2), Job (1), Ecclesiastes (1), Luke (1), 1 Corinthians (1), 1 Thessalonians (1), 1 Peter (1)

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