What Does the Bible Say About Friendship?
Bible verses about friendship — the qualities of a true friend, godly companionship, and loving one another.
- "A friend loves at all times, and a brother is born for a time of adversity."
- "One who has unreliable friends soon comes to ruin, but there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother."
- "Greater love has no one than this: to lay down one's life for one's friends."
- "Two are better than one, because they have a good return for their labor: If either of them falls down, one can help the other up."
- "As iron sharpens iron, so one person sharpens another."
- "Therefore encourage one another and build each other up, just as in fact you are doing."
- "Perfume and incense bring joy to the heart, and the pleasantness of a friend springs from their heartfelt advice."
- "And let us consider how we may spur one another on toward love and good deeds, not giving up meeting together..."
- "Therefore, as God's chosen people, holy and dearly loved, clothe yourselves with compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness and patience."