Friend

He that maketh many friends doeth it to his own destruction; But there is a friend that sticketh closer than a brother.

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

A friend loveth at all times; And a brother is born for adversity.

Oil and perfume rejoice the heart; So doth the sweetness of a man’s friend that cometh of hearty counsel.

Iron sharpeneth iron; So a man sharpeneth the countenance of his friend.

Two are better than one, because they have a good reward for their labor. — read the full passage →

and the scripture was fulfilled which saith, And Abraham believed God, and it was reckoned unto him for righteousness; and he was called the friend of God.

Ye are my friends, if ye do the things which I command you. — read the full passage →

This is my commandment, that ye love one another, even as I have loved you.

A perverse man scattereth abroad strife; And a whisperer separateth chief friends.

Make no friendship with a man that is given to anger; And with a wrathful man thou shalt not go: — read the full passage →

He that loveth pureness of heart, Forthe grace of his lips the king will be his friend.

Better is open rebuke Than love that is hidden. — read the full passage →

Be not deceived: Evil companionships corrupt good morals.

And if thy brother sin against thee, go, show him his fault between thee and him alone: if he hear thee, thou hast gained thy brother.

Faithful are the wounds of a friend; But the kisses of an enemy are profuse.

The righteous is a guide to his neighbor; But the way of the wicked causeth them to err.

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. — read the full passage →

He that covereth a transgression seeketh love; But he that harpeth on a matter separateth chief friends.

Ye adulteresses, know ye not that the friendship of the world is enmity with God? Whosoever therefore would be a friend of the world maketh himself an enemy of God.

Ye are my friends, if ye do the things which I command you.

This is my commandment, that ye love one another, even as I have loved you. — read the full passage →

Walk with wise men, and thou shalt be wise; But the companion of fools shall smart for it.

Most men will proclaim every one his own kindness; But a faithful man who can find?

And Elijah said unto Elisha, Tarry here, I pray thee; for Jehovah hath sent me as far as Beth-el. And Elisha said, As Jehovah liveth, and as thy soul liveth, I will not leave thee. So they went down to Beth-el.

The vision of Isaiah the son of Amoz, which he saw concerning Judah and Jerusalem, in the days of Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah, kings of Judah. — read the full passage →

Let thy foot be seldom in thy neighbor’s house, Lest he be weary of thee, and hate thee.

Let the righteous smite me, it shall bea kindness; And let him reprove me, it shall be asoil upon the head; Let not my head refuse it: For even in their wickedness shall my prayer continue.

Now when Job’s three friends heard of all this evil that was come upon him, they came every one from his own place: Eliphaz the Temanite, and Bildad the Shuhite, and Zophar the Naamathite; and they made an appointment together to come to bemoan him and to comfort him.

Rejoice with them that rejoice; weep with them that weep.

In love of the brethren be tenderly affectioned one to another; in honor preferring one another;

For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth on him should not perish, but have eternal life. — read the full passage →

Trust ye not in a neighbor; put ye not confidence in a friend; keep the doors of thy mouth from her that lieth in thy bosom.

For the perverse is an abomination to Jehovah; But his friendship is with the upright.

No longer do I call you servants; for the servant knoweth not what his lord doeth: but I have called you friends; for all things that I heard from my Father I have made known unto you.

And as ye would that men should do to you, do ye also to them likewise.

Two are better than one, because they have a good reward for their labor. — read the full passage →

He that passeth by, and vexeth himself with strife belonging not to him, Islikeone that taketh a dog by the ears.

Yea, mine own familiar friend, in whom I trusted, Who did eat of my bread, Hath lifted up his heel against me.

For God gave us not a spirit of fearfulness; but of power and love and discipline.

An evil-doer giveth heed to wicked lips; Anda liar giveth ear to a mischievous tongue.

Beloved, let us love one another: for love is of God; and every one that loveth is begotten of God, and knoweth God.

Wherefore exhort one another, and build each other up, even as also ye do.

For we are not bold to number or compare ourselves with certain of them that commend themselves: but they themselves, measuring themselves by themselves, and comparing themselves with themselves, are without understanding.

to Timothy, my beloved child: Grace, mercy, peace, from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Lord. — read the full passage →

Be ye imitators of me, even as I also am of Christ. — read the full passage →

I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable to God, which is your spiritual service. — read the full passage →

For if, while we were enemies, we were reconciled to God through the death of his Son, much more, being reconciled, shall we be saved by his life;

Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends. — read the full passage →

Let not your heart be troubled: believe in God, believe also in me.

He that goeth about as a tale-bearer revealeth secrets; But he that is of a faithful spirit concealeth a matter.

And be not fashioned according to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is the good and acceptable and perfect will of God.

And we know that to them that love God all things work together for good, even to them that are called according to his purpose.

Many will entreat the favor of the liberal man; And every man is a friend to him that giveth gifts.

For it was not an enemy that reproached me; Then I could have borne it: Neither was it he that hated me that did magnify himself against me; Then I would have hid myself from him: — read the full passage →

And Jehovah spake unto Moses face to face, as a man speaketh unto his friend. And he turned again into the camp: but his minister Joshua, the son of Nun, a young man, departed not out of the Tent.

If we confess our sins, he is faithful and righteous to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.

Draw nigh to God, and he will draw nigh to you. Cleanse your hands, ye sinners; and purify your hearts, ye doubleminded.

All my affairs shall Tychicus make known unto you, the beloved brother and faithful minister and fellow-servant in the Lord:

Put on therefore, as God’s elect, holy and beloved, a heart of compassion, kindness, lowliness, meekness, longsuffering; — read the full passage →

I can do all things in him that strengtheneth me.

If there is therefore any exhortation in Christ, if any consolation of love, if any fellowship of the Spirit, if any tender mercies and compassions, — read the full passage →

Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, and the truth, and the life: no one cometh unto the Father, but by me.

For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth on him should not perish, but have eternal life.

Jehovah is my shepherd; I shall not want. — read the full passage →

To him that is ready to faint kindness should be showed from his friend; Even to him that forsaketh the fear of the Almighty.

And David said, I will show kindness unto Hanun the son of Nahash, as his father showed kindness unto me. So David sent by his servants to comfort him concerning his father. And David’s servants came into the land of the children of Ammon.

I am distressed for thee, my brother Jonathan: Very pleasant hast thou been unto me: Thy love to me was wonderful, Passing the love of women.

Abide thou with me, fear not; for he that seeketh my life seeketh thy life: for with me thou shalt be in safeguard.

And Jonathan said to David, Go in peace, forasmuch as we have sworn both of us in the name of Jehovah, saying, Jehovah shall be between me and thee, and between my seed and thy seed, for ever. And he arose and departed: and Jonathan went into the city.

And Ruth said, Entreat me not to leave thee, and to return from following after thee, for whither thou goest, I will go; and where thou lodgest, I will lodge; thy people shall be my people, and thy God my God; — read the full passage →

The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave him to show unto his servants, even the things which must shortly come to pass: and he sent and signified it by his angel unto his servant John;

Be ye free from the love of money; content with such things as ye have: for himself hath said, I will in no wise fail thee, neither will I in any wise forsake thee.

Every scripture inspired of God is also profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, for instruction which is in righteousness:

Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus through the will of God, according to the promise of the life which is in Christ Jesus,

Luke, the beloved physician, and Demas salute you.

But I counted it necessary to send to you Epaphroditus, my brother and fellow-worker and fellow-soldier, and your messenger and minister to my need;

Let no corrupt speech proceed out of your mouth, but such as is good for edifying as the need may be, that it may give grace to them that hear. — read the full passage →

Now when I came to Troas for the gospel of Christ, and when a door was opened unto me in the Lord, — read the full passage →

Be not deceived: Evil companionships corrupt good morals. — read the full passage →

If I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, but have not love, I am become sounding brass, or a clanging cymbal. — read the full passage →

There hath no temptation taken you but such as man can bear: but God is faithful, who will not suffer you to be tempted above that ye are able; but will with the temptation make also the way of escape, that ye may be able to endure it.

Salute Prisca and Aquila my fellow-workers in Christ Jesus, — read the full passage →

There is therefore now no condemnation to them that are in Christ Jesus. — read the full passage →

Peace I leave with you; my peace I give unto you: not as the world giveth, give I unto you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be fearful.

A new commandment I give unto you, that ye love one another; even as I have loved you, that ye also love one another. — read the full passage →

but I say unto you, Love your enemies, and pray for them that persecute you;

But in the latter days it shall come to pass, that the mountain of Jehovah’s house shall be established on the top of the mountains, and it shall be exalted above the hills; and peoples shall flow unto it. — read the full passage →

For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith Jehovah, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you hope in your latter end.

And if a man prevail against him that is alone, two shall withstand him; and a threefold cord is not quickly broken.

Thine own friend, and thy father’s friend, forsake not; And go not to thy brother’s house in the day of thy calamity: Better is a neighbor that is near than a brother far off.

A wise man is strong; Yea, a man of knowledge increaseth might.

Make no friendship with a man that is given to anger; And with a wrathful man thou shalt not go: — read the full passage →

Hear counsel, and receive instruction, That thou mayest be wise in thy latter end.

And it came to pass, that, when David was come to the top of the ascent, where God was worshipped, behold, Hushai the Archite came to meet him with his coat rent, and earth upon his head. — read the full passage →

And Jonathan caused David to swear again, for the love that he had to him; for he loved him as he loved his own soul.

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.

Behold, I stand at the door and knock: if any man hear my voice and open the door, I will come in to him, and will sup with him, and he with me.

above all things being fervent in your love among yourselves; for love covereth a multitude of sins: — read the full passage →

For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God afore prepared that we should walk in them.