What does the Bible say about best friends?

20 verses about best friends, ranked by the votes of OpenBible.info readers, with the King James text.

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Bible verses about best friends

Proverbs 18:24 — A man that hath friends must shew himself friendly: and there is a friend that sticketh closer than a brother. 4 votes
Proverbs 17:9 — He that covereth a transgression seeketh love; but he that repeateth a matter separateth very friends. 3 votes
Proverbs 17:17 — A friend loveth at all times, and a brother is born for adversity. 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 16:28 — A froward man soweth strife: and a whisperer separateth chief friends. 2 votes
Proverbs 22:24 — Make no friendship with an angry man; and with a furious man thou shalt not go: 2 votes
Proverbs 27:9 — Ointment and perfume rejoice the heart: so doth the sweetness of a man’s friend by hearty counsel. 2 votes
Proverbs 27:10 — Thine own friend, and thy father’s friend, forsake not; neither go into thy brother’s house in the day of thy calamity: for better is a neighbour that is near than a brother far off. 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
Ecclesiastes 4:10 — For if they fall, the one will lift up his fellow: but woe to him that is alone when he falleth; for he hath not another to help him up. 2 votes
Luke 6:31 — And as ye would that men should do to you, do ye also to them likewise. 2 votes
Romans 12:10 — Be kindly affectioned one to another with brotherly love; in honour preferring one another; 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 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
1 John 4:7 — Beloved, let us love one another: for love is of God; and every one that loveth is born of God, and knoweth God. 2 votes

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

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