“Beloved, let us love one another: for love is of God; and every one that loveth is born of God, and knoweth God.”
1 John 4:7
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Friends are one of life's greatest blessings, and the Bible has much to say about the value of true friendship. From the loyal bond of David and Jonathan to the instruction of Proverbs, Scripture reveals what genuine friendship looks like and how to be a faithful friend. These Bible verses about friends will help you appreciate the friends God has given you, become a better friend yourself, and understand the characteristics that define biblical friendship.
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“Beloved, let us love one another: for love is of God; and every one that loveth is born of God, and knoweth God.”
1 John 4:7
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“Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud.”
1 Corinthians 13:4
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“Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends.”
John 15:13
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“A new commandment I give unto you, That ye love one another; as I have loved you, that ye also love one another.”
John 13:34
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“And the second is like unto it, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.”
Matthew 22:39
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“And above all these things put on charity, which is the bond of perfectness.”
Colossians 3:14
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“Be kindly affectioned one to another with brotherly love; in honour preferring one another.”
Romans 12:10
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“Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ also loved the church, and gave himself for it.”
Ephesians 5:25
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“This is my commandment, That ye love one another, as I have loved you.”
John 15:12
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“And let the peace of God rule in your hearts, to the which also ye are called in one body; and be ye thankful.”
Colossians 3:15
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“If my people, which are called by my name, shall humble themselves, and pray, and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways; then will I hear from heaven.”
2 Chronicles 7:14
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“Confess your faults one to another, and pray one for another, that ye may be healed.”
James 5:16
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“For where two or three are gathered together in my name, there am I in the midst of them.”
Matthew 18:20
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“Be ye kind one to another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God for Christ's sake hath forgiven you.”
Ephesians 4:32
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“Forbearing one another, and forgiving one another, if any man have a quarrel against any: even as Christ forgave you, so also do ye.”
Colossians 3:13
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“Therefore shall a man leave his father and his mother, and shall cleave unto his wife: and they shall be one flesh.”
Genesis 2:24
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“Wives, submit yourselves unto your own husbands, as unto the Lord.”
Ephesians 5:22
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“Nevertheless let every one of you in particular so love his wife even as himself; and the wife see that she reverence her husband.”
Ephesians 5:33
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“Two are better than one; because they have a good reward for their labour.”
Ecclesiastes 4:9
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“And if one prevail against him, two shall withstand him; and a threefold cord is not quickly broken.”
Ecclesiastes 4:12
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“Each of you should use whatever gift you have received to serve others, as faithful stewards of God's grace in its various forms.”
1 Peter 4:10
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“Marriage is honourable in all, and the bed undefiled: but whoremongers and adulterers God will judge.”
Hebrews 13:4
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“Be ye angry, and sin not: let not the sun go down upon your wrath.”
Ephesians 4:26
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“A soft answer turneth away wrath: but grievous words stir up anger.”
Proverbs 15:1
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“Wherefore, my beloved brethren, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath.”
James 1:19
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“But ye are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, an holy nation, a peculiar people.”
1 Peter 2:9
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“Encourage one another and build each other up, just as in fact you are doing.”
1 Thessalonians 5:11
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“Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven.”
Matthew 5:16
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“Ye are the light of the world. A city that is set on an hill cannot be hid.”
Matthew 5:14
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“Live joyfully with the wife whom thou lovest all the days of the life of thy vanity.”
Ecclesiastes 9:9
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