Bible verses about "friend" | ISV

¹ Jonathan and David’s FriendshipWhen David finished speaking with Saul, Jonathan became a close friend to David, and Jonathan loved him as himself. ² Saul took David that day and did not let him return to his father’s house. ³ Jonathan made a covenant with David because he loved him as he loved himself.

²⁸ A deceitful man stirs dissension, and anyone who gossips separates friends.

²⁴ Don’t make friends with a hot-tempered man, and do not associate with someone who is easily angered, ²⁵ or you may learn his ways and find yourself caught in a trap.

⁵ An open rebuke is better than unspoken love. ⁶ Wounds from someone who loves are trustworthy, but kisses from an enemy speak volumes.

²⁶ The righteous person is cautious with respect to his neighbor, but the lifestyle of the wicked leads them astray.

¹¹ Whoever loves purity and gracious speech will gain the king as his friend.

⁶ Wounds from someone who loves are trustworthy, but kisses from an enemy speak volumes.

¹⁵ Dealing with a Brother who Sins
“If your brother sins against you, go and confront him while the two of you are alone. If he listens to you, you have won back your brother.

¹⁴ You are my friends, if you do what I command you. ¹⁵ I don’t call you servants anymore, because a servant doesn’t know what his master is doing. But I’ve called you friends, because I’ve made known to you everything that I’ve heard from my Father.

³³ Stop being deceived: “Wicked friends lead to evil ends.”

¹² “This is my commandment: that you love one another as I have loved you.

²³ And so the Scripture was fulfilled that says, “Abraham believed God, and it was credited to him as righteousness.” And so he was called God’s friend.

¹⁷ Iron sharpens iron; so a man sharpens a friend’s character.

⁹ Two are better than one, because they have a good return for their labor. ¹⁰ If they stumble, the first will lift up his friend—but woe to anyone who is alone when he falls and there is no one to help him get up. ¹¹ Again, if two lie close together, they will keep warm, but how can only one stay warm? ¹² If someone attacks one of them, the two of them together will resist. Furthermore, the tri-braided cord is not soon broken.

⁹ Ointments and perfume encourage the heart; in a similar way, a friend’s advice is sweet to the soul.

¹⁷ A friend loves at all times, and a brother is there for times of trouble.

²⁴ A man with many friends can still be ruined, but a true friend sticks closer than a brother.

¹³ No one shows greater love than when he lays down his life for his friends.