25 Bible Verses About Friendship (NIV)
This is a hand-curated and ranked list of the most relevant Bible verses about Friendship (NIV). Verses are ranked by number of votes.
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Bible Verses About Friendship
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Proverbs 18:24
24 A man of many companions may come to ruin, but there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother.
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John 15:13
13 Greater love has no one than this, that he lay down his life for his friends.
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Ecclesiastes 4:9-12
9 Two are better than one, because they have a good return for their work: 10 If one falls down, his friend can help him up. But pity the man who falls and has no one to help him up! 11 Also, if two lie down together, they will keep warm. But how can one keep warm alone? 12 Though one may be overpowered, two can defend themselves. A cord of three strands is not quickly broken.
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1 Thessalonians 5:11
11 Therefore encourage one another and build each other up, just as in fact you are doing.
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Proverbs 27:9
9 Perfume and incense bring joy to the heart, and the pleasantness of one's friend springs from his earnest counsel.
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Job 6:14
14 "A despairing man should have the devotion of his friends, even though he forsakes the fear of the Almighty.
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Proverbs 16:28
28 A perverse man stirs up dissension, and a gossip separates close friends.
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Proverbs 13:20
20 He who walks with the wise grows wise, but a companion of fools suffers harm.
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Hebrews 10:24-25
24 And let us consider how we may spur one another on toward love and good deeds. 25 Let us not give up meeting together, as some are in the habit of doing, but let us encourage one another--and all the more as you see the Day approaching.
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1 Peter 4:8-10
8 Above all, love each other deeply, because love covers over a multitude of sins. 9 Offer hospitality to one another without grumbling. 10 Each one should use whatever gift he has received to serve others, faithfully administering God's grace in its various forms.
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Ecclesiastes 4:9-10
9 Two are better than one, because they have a good return for their work: 10 If one falls down, his friend can help him up. But pity the man who falls and has no one to help him up!
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Proverbs 22:24-25
24 Do not make friends with a hot-tempered man, do not associate with one easily angered, 25 or you may learn his ways and get yourself ensnared.
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Proverbs 17:9
9 He who covers over an offense promotes love, but whoever repeats the matter separates close friends.
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Proverbs 12:26
26 A righteous man is cautious in friendship, but the way of the wicked leads them astray.
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James 4:4
4 You adulterous people, don't you know that friendship with the world is hatred toward God? Anyone who chooses to be a friend of the world becomes an enemy of God.
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Romans 1:12
12 that is, that you and I may be mutually encouraged by each other's faith.
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Proverbs 27:5-6
5 Better is open rebuke than hidden love. 6 Wounds from a friend can be trusted, but an enemy multiplies kisses.
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John 15:12-14
12 My command is this: Love each other as I have loved you. 13 Greater love has no one than this, that he lay down his life for his friends. 14 You are my friends if you do what I command.
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Proverbs 22:24-27
24 Do not make friends with a hot-tempered man, do not associate with one easily angered, 25 or you may learn his ways and get yourself ensnared. 26 Do not be a man who strikes hands in pledge or puts up security for debts; 27 if you lack the means to pay, your very bed will be snatched from under you.
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1 John 4:7
7 Dear friends, let us love one another, for love comes from God. Everyone who loves has been born of God and knows God.
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