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What does the Bible say about friends and friendship?

14 verses about friends and friendship, ranked by the votes of OpenBible.info readers, with the King James text.

4 booksMost in Proverbs

Bible verses about friends and friendship

Proverbs 17:17 — A friend loveth at all times, and a brother is born for adversity. 5 votes
Proverbs 18:24 — A man that hath friends must shew himself friendly: and there is a friend that sticketh closer than a brother. 5 votes
Proverbs 27:17 — Iron sharpeneth iron; so a man sharpeneth the countenance of his friend. 4 votes
Proverbs 12:26 — The righteous is more excellent than his neighbour: but the way of the wicked seduceth them. 3 votes
Proverbs 13:20 — He that walketh with wise men shall be wise: but a companion of fools shall be destroyed. 3 votes
Proverbs 16:28 — A froward man soweth strife: and a whisperer separateth chief friends. 3 votes
Proverbs 27:6 — Faithful are the wounds of a friend; but the kisses of an enemy are deceitful. 3 votes
John 15:13 — Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends. 3 votes
1 Corinthians 15:33 — Be not deceived: evil communications corrupt good manners. 3 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
Ecclesiastes 4:9 — Two are better than one; because they have a good reward for their labour. 2 votes
John 15:12 — This is my commandment, That ye love one another, as I have loved you. 2 votes