Bible Passages About Friendship

Proverbs 17:17

“A friend loveth at all times, and a brother is born for adversity.”

True friendship remains present through hardship.

Proverbs 27:17

“Iron sharpeneth iron; so a man sharpeneth the countenance of his friend.”

Good friendship helps people grow stronger and wiser.

John 15:13

“Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends.”

Jesus describes friendship through sacrificial love.

1 Peter 2:17

“Show respect for all, love the brothers, fear God, honor the king.”

John 13:35

“This is how all will know that you are my disciples, if you have love for one another.”

2 Corinthians 13:11

“Finally, brothers, rejoice. Mend your ways, encourage one another, agree with one another, live in peace, and the God of love and peace will be with you.”

1 John 2:10

“Whoever loves his brother remains in the light, and there is nothing in him to cause a fall.”

1 John 4:7

“Beloved, let us love one another, because love is of God; everyone who loves is begotten by God and knows God.”

1 John 4:12

“No one has ever seen God. Yet, if we love one another, God remains in us, and his love is brought to perfection in us.”

James 5:9

“Do not complain, brothers, about one another, that you may not be judged. Behold, the Judge is standing before the gates.”

Colossians 3:14

“And over all these put on love, that is, the bond of perfection.”

Proverbs 11:17

“A kind person benefits himself, but a cruel person brings trouble on himself.”

1 John 2:9

“Whoever says he is in the light, yet hates his brother, is still in the darkness.”

Romans 12:5

“So we, though many, are one body in Christ and individually parts of one another.”

Proverbs 9:8

“Do not rebuke mockers or they will hate you; rebuke the wise and they will love you.”

Proverbs 18:21

“The tongue has the power of life and death, and those who love it will eat its fruit.”

Matthew 23:8

“But you are not to be called 'Rabbi,' for you have one Teacher, and you are all brothers.”

1 Corinthians 6:8

“Instead, you yourselves cheat and do wrong, and you do this to your brothers and sisters.”

1 Peter 1:22

“Since you have purified yourselves by obedience to the truth for sincere mutual love, love one another intensely from a [pure] heart.”

James 4:11

“Do not speak evil of one another, brothers. Whoever speaks evil of a brother or judges his brother speaks evil of the law and judges the law. If you judge the law, you are not a doer of the law but a judge.”

1 Corinthians 1:10

“I appeal to you, brothers and sisters, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that all of you agree with one another in what you say and that there be no divisions among you, but that you be perfectly united in mind and thought.”

1 John 3:15

“Everyone who hates his brother is a murderer, and you know that no murderer has eternal life remaining in him.”

Proverbs 27:9

“Perfume and incense bring joy to the heart, and the pleasantness of a friend springs from their heartfelt advice.”

1 Peter 3:10

“For: 'Whoever would love life and see good days must keep the tongue from evil and the lips from speaking deceit.'”

Genesis 13:8

“So Abram said to Lot: Let there be no strife between you and me, or between your herders and my herders, for we are brothers.”

Matthew 25:40

“And the king will reply, 'Truly I tell you, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers and sisters of mine, you did for me.'”

Romans 16:17

“I urge you, brothers, to watch out for those who create dissensions and obstacles, in opposition to the teaching that you learned; avoid them.”

1 John 4:18

“There is no fear in love, but perfect love drives out fear because fear has to do with punishment, and so one who fears is not yet perfect in love.”

John 13:14-15

“If I, therefore, the master and teacher, have washed your feet, you ought to wash one another's feet. I have given you a model to follow, so that as I have done for you, you should also do.”

Psalm 144:13

“Our barns will be filled with every kind of provision. Our sheep will increase by thousands, by tens of thousands in our fields.”