Good Friends

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

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

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

He that loveth not knoweth not God; for God is love.

not forsaking our own assembling together, as the custom of some is, but exhorting one another; and so much the more, as ye see the day drawing nigh.

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

Finally, brethren, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honorable, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever things are of good report; if there be any virtue, and if there be any praise, think on these things.

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

Be not deceived: Evil companionships corrupt good morals.

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

but if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship one with another, and the blood of Jesus his Son cleanseth us from all sin.

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

Beloved, let us love one another: for love is of God; and every one that loveth is begotten of God, and knoweth God. — read the full passage →

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

Two are better than one, because they have a good reward for their labor.

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.

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

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.

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.

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

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

For if they fall, the one will lift up his fellow; but woe to him that is alone when he falleth, and hath not another to lift him up.

Behold, how good and how pleasant it is For brethren to dwell together in unity!

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

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 →

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

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

For I long to see you, that I may impart unto you some spiritual gift, to the end ye may be established; — read the full passage →

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

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

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

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

And this commandment have we from him, that he who loveth God love his brother also.

Salute one another with a holy kiss. All the churches of Christ salute 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 →

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

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

God setteth the solitary in families: He bringeth out the prisoners into prosperity; But the rebellious dwell in a parched land.

And as for you, the anointing which ye received of him abideth in you, and ye need not that any one teach you; but as his anointing teacheth you concerning all things, and is true, and is no lie, and even as it taught you, ye abide in him.

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

and let us consider one another to provoke unto love and good works; — 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.

Bear ye one another’s burdens, and so fulfil the law of Christ.

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

These things I command you, that ye may love one another.

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

A fool hath no delight in understanding, But only that his heart may reveal itself.

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.

forbearing one another, and forgiving each other, if any man have a complaint against any; even as the Lord forgave you, so also do ye:

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

When therefore the Lord knew that the Pharisees had heard that Jesus was making and baptizing more disciples than John — read the full passage →

Better is a dry morsel, and quietness therewith, Than a house full of feasting with strife. — read the full passage →

The plans of the heart belong to man; But the answer of the tongue is from Jehovah. — read the full passage →

Then Job answered and said, — read the full passage →

If the world hateth you, ye know that it hath hated me before it hated you.

Better is a dry morsel, and quietness therewith, Than a house full of feasting with strife. — read the full passage →

As I was in the ripeness of my days, When the friendship of God was upon my tent;

My friends scoff at me: But mine eye poureth out tears unto God, — read the full passage →

Ye ask, and receive not, because ye ask amiss, that ye may spend it in your pleasures.

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

Now I beseech you, brethren, through the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that ye all speak the same thing, and that there be no divisions among you; but that ye be perfected together in the same mind and in the same judgment.

that is, that I with you may be comforted in you, each of us by the other’s faith, both yours and mine.

Every branch in me that beareth not fruit, he taketh it away: and every branch that beareth fruit, he cleanseth it, that it may bear more fruit.

Jesus saith unto her, Woman, believe me, the hour cometh, when neither in this mountain, nor in Jerusalem, shall ye worship the Father. — read the full passage →

For if they fall, the one will lift up his fellow; but woe to him that is alone when he falleth, and hath not another to lift him up. — read the full passage →

Wherefore I praised the dead that have been long dead more than the living that are yet alive;

Better is open rebuke Than love that is hidden.

Behold, how good and how pleasant it is For brethren to dwell together in unity! — read the full passage →

My friends scoff at me: But mine eye poureth out tears unto God,

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;

and be ye kind one to another, tenderhearted, forgiving each other, even as God also in Christ forgave you.

In love of the brethren be tenderly affectioned one to another; in honor preferring one another; — read the full passage →

For where two or three are gathered together in my name, there am I in the midst of them.

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:

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

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.

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;

Now on the firstdayof the week cometh Mary Magdalene early, while it was yet dark, unto the tomb, and seeth the stone taken away from the tomb. — read the full passage →

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 →

Jesus answered and said unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except one be born anew, he cannot see the kingdom of God.

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

and he is before all things, and in him all things consist.

And when the day of Pentecost was now come, they were all together in one place. — read the full passage →

but these are written, that ye may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God; and that believing ye may have life in his name.

If ye were of the world, the world would love its own: but because ye are not of the world, but I chose you out of the world, therefore the world hateth you.

Now there was a man of the Pharisees, named Nicodemus, a ruler of the Jews: — read the full passage →

Better is a dinner of herbs, where love is, Than a stalled ox and hatred therewith.

For the love of money is a root of all kinds of evil: which some reaching after have been led astray from the faith, and have pierced themselves through with many sorrows.

and be found in him, not having a righteousness of mine own, even that which is of the law, but that which is through faith in Christ, the righteousness which is from God by faith:

but as it is, I wrote unto you not to keep company, if any man that is named a brother be a fornicator, or covetous, or an idolater, or a reviler, or a drunkard, or an extortioner; with such a one no, not to eat.

And Peter said unto them, Repent ye, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ unto the remission of your sins; and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.

But Peter, standing up with the eleven, lifted up his voice, and spake forth unto them, saying, Ye men of Judæa, and all ye that dwell at Jerusalem, be this known unto you, and give ear unto my words.

In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. — read the full passage →

And behold, two of them were going that very day to a village named Emmaus, which was threescore furlongs from Jerusalem. — read the full passage →

Now the feast of unleavened bread drew nigh, which is called the Passover. — read the full passage →

And when he had thus spoken, he went on before, going up to Jerusalem. — read the full passage →

And that servant, who knew his lord’s will, and made not ready, nor did according to his will, shall be beaten with many stripes; — read the full passage →

And he answering said, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy strength, and with all thy mind; and thy neighbor as thyself.