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What does the Bible say about friend?

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

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Bible verses about friend

  1. Proverbs 18:24 — A man that hath friends must shew himself friendly: and there is a friend that sticketh closer than a brother. 9 votes
  2. Proverbs 17:17 — A friend loveth at all times, and a brother is born for adversity. 7 votes
  3. John 15:13 — Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends. 7 votes
  4. Proverbs 27:9 — Ointment and perfume rejoice the heart: so doth the sweetness of a man’s friend by hearty counsel. 5 votes
  5. Proverbs 27:17 — Iron sharpeneth iron; so a man sharpeneth the countenance of his friend. 4 votes
  6. Ecclesiastes 4:9 — Two are better than one; because they have a good reward for their labour. 4 votes
  7. Proverbs 16:28 — A froward man soweth strife: and a whisperer separateth chief friends. 3 votes
  8. John 15:12 — This is my commandment, That ye love one another, as I have loved you. 3 votes
  9. John 15:14 — Ye are my friends, if ye do whatsoever I command you. 3 votes
  10. 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. 3 votes
  11. 1 Samuel 18:1 — And it came to pass, when he had made an end of speaking unto Saul, that the soul of Jonathan was knit with the soul of David, and Jonathan loved him as his own soul. 2 votes
  12. Proverbs 12:26 — The righteous is more excellent than his neighbour: but the way of the wicked seduceth them. 2 votes
  13. Proverbs 22:11 — He that loveth pureness of heart, for the grace of his lips the king shall be his friend. 2 votes
  14. Proverbs 22:24 — Make no friendship with an angry man; and with a furious man thou shalt not go: 2 votes
  15. Proverbs 27:5 — Open rebuke is better than secret love. 2 votes
  16. Proverbs 27:6 — Faithful are the wounds of a friend; but the kisses of an enemy are deceitful. 2 votes
  17. Matthew 18:15 — Moreover if thy brother shall trespass against thee, go and tell him his fault between thee and him alone: if he shall hear thee, thou hast gained thy brother. 2 votes
  18. 1 Corinthians 15:33 — Be not deceived: evil communications corrupt good manners. 2 votes

Where these verses are

Proverbs (10), John (3), 1 Samuel (1), Ecclesiastes (1), Matthew (1), 1 Corinthians (1), James (1)

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Topical Bible data by OpenBible.info (https://www.openbible.info/topics/), CC BY 4.0. Votes reflect how many readers judged each verse relevant; they are not a doctrinal ranking. Verse text: King James Version.