The 15 most-voted scriptures about Friends and Friendship, from 4 books (Proverbs, Ecclesiastes, John and 1 more), ranked by the OpenBible.info community.
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A friend loves at all times, and a brother is born for adversity.
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A friend loveth at all times, and a brother is born for adversity.
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A friend loves at all times; and a brother is born for adversity.
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A man of many companions may come to ruin, but there is a friend who stays closer than a brother.
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A man that hath friends must shew himself friendly: and there is a friend that sticketh closer than a brother.
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A man of many companions may be ruined, but there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother.
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As iron sharpens iron, so one man sharpens another.
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Iron sharpeneth iron; so a man sharpeneth the countenance of his friend.
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Iron sharpens iron; so a man sharpens his friend’s countenance.
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A righteous man is cautious in friendship, but the ways of the wicked lead them astray.
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The righteous is more excellent than his neighbour: but the way of the wicked seduceth them.
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A righteous person is cautious in friendship, but the way of the wicked leads them astray.
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He who walks with the wise will become wise, but the companion of fools will be destroyed.
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He that walketh with wise men shall be wise: but a companion of fools shall be destroyed.
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One who walks with wise men grows wise, but a companion of fools suffers harm.
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A perverse man spreads dissension, and a gossip divides close friends.
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A froward man soweth strife: and a whisperer separateth chief friends.
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A perverse man stirs up strife. A whisperer separates close friends.
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The wounds of a friend are faithful, but the kisses of an enemy are deceitful.
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Faithful are the wounds of a friend; but the kisses of an enemy are deceitful.
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The wounds of a friend are faithful, although the kisses of an enemy are profuse.
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Greater love has no one than this, that he lay down his life for his friends.
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Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends.
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Greater love has no one than this, that someone lay down his life for his friends.
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Do not be deceived: “Bad company corrupts good character.”
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Be not deceived: evil communications corrupt good manners.
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Don’t be deceived! “Evil companionships corrupt good morals.”
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24Do not make friends with an angry man, and do not associate with a hot-tempered man, 25or you may learn his ways and entangle yourself in a snare.
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24Make no friendship with an angry man; and with a furious man thou shalt not go: 25Lest thou learn his ways, and get a snare to thy soul.
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24Don’t befriend a hot-tempered man. Don’t associate with one who harbors anger, 25lest you learn his ways and ensnare your soul.
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5Better an open rebuke than love that is concealed. 6The wounds of a friend are faithful, but the kisses of an enemy are deceitful.
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5Open rebuke is better than secret love. 6Faithful are the wounds of a friend; but the kisses of an enemy are deceitful.
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5Better is open rebuke than hidden love. 6The wounds of a friend are faithful, although the kisses of an enemy are profuse.
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Oil and incense bring joy to the heart, and the counsel of a friend is sweetness to the soul.
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Ointment and perfume rejoice the heart: so doth the sweetness of a man’s friend by hearty counsel.
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Perfume and incense bring joy to the heart; so does earnest counsel from a man’s friend.
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9Two are better than one, because they have a good return for their labor. 10For if one falls down, his companion can lift him up; but pity the one who falls without another to help him up!
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9Two are better than one; because they have a good reward for their labour. 10For if they fall, the one will lift up his fellow: but woe to him that is alone when he falleth; for he hath not another to help him up.
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9Two are better than one, because they have a good reward for their labor. 10For if they fall, the one will lift up his fellow; but woe to him who is alone when he falls, and doesn’t have another to lift him up.
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9Two are better than one, because they have a good return for their labor. 10For if one falls down, his companion can lift him up; but pity the one who falls without another to help him up! 11Again, if two lie down together, they will keep warm; but how can one keep warm alone? 12And though one may be overpowered, two can resist. Moreover, a cord of three strands is not quickly broken.
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9Two are better than one; because they have a good reward for their labour. 10For if they fall, the one will lift up his fellow: but woe to him that is alone when he falleth; for he hath not another to help him up. 11Again, if two lie together, then they have heat: but how can one be warm alone? 12And if one prevail against him, two shall withstand him; and a threefold cord is not quickly broken.
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9Two are better than one, because they have a good reward for their labor. 10For if they fall, the one will lift up his fellow; but woe to him who is alone when he falls, and doesn’t have another to lift him up. 11Again, if two lie together, then they have warmth; but how can one keep warm alone? 12If a man prevails against one who is alone, two shall withstand him; and a threefold cord is not quickly broken.
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12This is My commandment, that you love one another as I have loved you. 13Greater love has no one than this, that he lay down his life for his friends. 14You are My friends if you do what I command you. 15No 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.
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12This is my commandment, That ye love one another, as I have loved you. 13Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends. 14Ye are my friends, if ye do whatsoever I command you. 15Henceforth 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.
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12“This is my commandment, that you love one another, even as I have loved you. 13Greater love has no one than this, that someone lay down his life for his friends. 14You are my friends if you do whatever I command you. 15No 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.
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