Bible verses about "friends" | Rotherham

³ And Jonathan and David solemnised a covenant,––because he loved him as his own soul.

¹² For it is, not an enemy, that reproacheth me, Or I could bear it,––Not one that hath hated me, who, against me, hath magnified himself, Or I might hide myself from him; ¹³ But it is, thou, a man esteemed as mine equal, mine associate, and mine acquaintance; ¹⁴ So that together have we been wont to find sweetness in counsel, In the house of God, used we to walk in the throng.

⁹ Better are two, than one,––in that they have a good reward for their toil. ¹⁰ For, if the one should fall, [the other] would raise up his companion,––but alas! for him who is alone when he falleth, with no second to raise him up! ¹¹ Moreover, if two lie together, then have they warmth,––but how can, one, have warmth? ¹² And, though an enemy should prevail against one, two, might make a stand before him,––and, a threefold cord, cannot soon be broken.

⁹ Even the man whom I used to salute, in whom I put confidence, who used to eat my bread,––hath magnified his heel against me!

¹⁷ Let, iron, by iron, become sharp, and let, a man, sharpen the face of his friend.

¹⁴ Ye, are, friends of mine, if ye be doing that which, I, am commanding you. ¹⁵ No longer, do I call you, servants, for, the servant, knoweth not what, his lord, is doing. But, you, I have called, friends, because, all things which I heard from my Father, made I known unto you.

²⁰ He that walketh with the wise, becometh wise, but, the friend of dullards, becometh foolish.

³³ Be not deceiving yourselves,––evil communications corrupt gentle manners:––

¹⁷ At all times, doth a friend love, and, a brother for distress, must be born.

²⁴ A man having [many] friends, shall come to ruin, but there is a loving one, who sticketh closer than a brother.

¹⁰ For, if the one should fall, [the other] would raise up his companion,––but alas! for him who is alone when he falleth, with no second to raise him up!

¹³ Greater love than this, hath, no one, That, his life, one should lay down in behalf of his friends.