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being a friend

The 16 most-voted verses about being a friend, from 7 books, ranked by the OpenBible.info community.

A friend loves at all times, and a brother is born for adversity.

Proverbs 17:17 (BSB)

A friend loveth at all times, and a brother is born for adversity.

Proverbs 17:17 (KJV)

A friend loves at all times; and a brother is born for adversity.

Proverbs 17:17 (WEB)

A perverse man spreads dissension, and a gossip divides close friends.

Proverbs 16:28 (BSB)

A froward man soweth strife: and a whisperer separateth chief friends.

Proverbs 16:28 (KJV)

A perverse man stirs up strife. A whisperer separates close friends.

Proverbs 16:28 (WEB)

A despairing man should have the kindness of his friend, even if he forsakes the fear of the Almighty.

Job 6:14 (BSB)

To him that is afflicted pity [should be shewed] from his friend; but he forsaketh the fear of the Almighty.

Job 6:14 (KJV)

“To him who is ready to faint, kindness should be shown from his friend; even to him who forsakes the fear of the Almighty.

Job 6:14 (WEB)

A righteous man is cautious in friendship, but the ways of the wicked lead them astray.

Proverbs 12:26 (BSB)

The righteous [is] more excellent than his neighbour: but the way of the wicked seduceth them.

Proverbs 12:26 (KJV)

A righteous person is cautious in friendship, but the way of the wicked leads them astray.

Proverbs 12:26 (WEB)

He who walks with the wise will become wise, but the companion of fools will be destroyed.

Proverbs 13:20 (BSB)

He that walketh with wise [men] shall be wise: but a companion of fools shall be destroyed.

Proverbs 13:20 (KJV)

One who walks with wise men grows wise, but a companion of fools suffers harm.

Proverbs 13:20 (WEB)

Whoever conceals an offense promotes love, but he who brings it up separates friends.

Proverbs 17:9 (BSB)

He that covereth a transgression seeketh love; but he that repeateth a matter separateth [very] friends.

Proverbs 17:9 (KJV)

He who covers an offense promotes love; but he who repeats a matter separates best friends.

Proverbs 17:9 (WEB)

A man of many companions may come to ruin, but there is a friend who stays closer than a brother.

Proverbs 18:24 (BSB)

A man [that hath] friends must shew himself friendly: and there is a friend [that] sticketh closer than a brother.

Proverbs 18:24 (KJV)

A man of many companions may be ruined, but there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother.

Proverbs 18:24 (WEB)

Oil and incense bring joy to the heart, and the counsel of a friend is sweetness to the soul.

Proverbs 27:9 (BSB)

Ointment and perfume rejoice the heart: so [doth] the sweetness of a man’s friend by hearty counsel.

Proverbs 27:9 (KJV)

Perfume and incense bring joy to the heart; so does earnest counsel from a man’s friend.

Proverbs 27:9 (WEB)

As iron sharpens iron, so one man sharpens another.

Proverbs 27:17 (BSB)

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

Proverbs 27:17 (KJV)

Iron sharpens iron; so a man sharpens his friend’s countenance.

Proverbs 27:17 (WEB)

Do to others as you would have them do to you.

Luke 6:31 (BSB)

And as ye would that men should do to you, do ye also to them likewise.

Luke 6:31 (KJV)

“As you would like people to do to you, do exactly so to them.

Luke 6:31 (WEB)

Greater love has no one than this, that he lay down his life for his friends.

John 15:13 (BSB)

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

John 15:13 (KJV)

Greater love has no one than this, that someone lay down his life for his friends.

John 15:13 (WEB)

No longer do I call you servants, for a servant does not understand what his master is doing. But I have called you friends, because everything I have learned from My Father I have made known to you.

John 15:15 (BSB)

Henceforth I call you not servants; for the servant knoweth not what his lord doeth: but I have called you friends; for all things that I have heard of my Father I have made known unto you.

John 15:15 (KJV)

No longer do I call you servants, for the servant doesn’t know what his lord does. But I have called you friends, for everything that I heard from my Father, I have made known to you.

John 15:15 (WEB)

Do not be deceived: “Bad company corrupts good character.”

1 Corinthians 15:33 (BSB)

Be not deceived: evil communications corrupt good manners.

1 Corinthians 15:33 (KJV)

Don’t be deceived! “Evil companionships corrupt good morals.”

1 Corinthians 15:33 (WEB)

Therefore encourage and build one another up, just as you are already doing.

1 Thessalonians 5:11 (BSB)

Wherefore comfort yourselves together, and edify one another, even as also ye do.

1 Thessalonians 5:11 (KJV)

Therefore exhort one another, and build each other up, even as you also do.

1 Thessalonians 5:11 (WEB)

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

James 2:23 (BSB)

And the scripture was fulfilled which saith, Abraham believed God, and it was imputed unto him for righteousness: and he was called the Friend of God.

James 2:23 (KJV)

So the Scripture was fulfilled which says, “Abraham believed God, and it was accounted to him as righteousness,” and he was called the friend of God.

James 2:23 (WEB)

You adulteresses! Do you not know that friendship with the world is hostility toward God? Therefore, whoever chooses to be a friend of the world renders himself an enemy of God.

James 4:4 (BSB)

Ye adulterers and adulteresses, know ye not that the friendship of the world is enmity with God? whosoever therefore will be a friend of the world is the enemy of God.

James 4:4 (KJV)

You adulterers and adulteresses, don’t you know that friendship with the world is hostility toward God? Whoever therefore wants to be a friend of the world makes himself an enemy of God.

James 4:4 (WEB)

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