friends

The 10 most-voted verses about friends, from 5 books, ranked by the OpenBible.info community.

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)

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 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)

For if one falls down, his companion can lift him up; but pity the one who falls without another to help him up!

Ecclesiastes 4:10 (BSB)

For 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.

Ecclesiastes 4:10 (KJV)

For 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.

Ecclesiastes 4:10 (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)

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)

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)

Even my close friend whom I trusted, the one who shared my bread, has lifted up his heel against me.

Psalm 41:9 (BSB)

Yea, mine own familiar friend, in whom I trusted, which did eat of my bread, hath lifted up [his] heel against me.

Psalm 41:9 (KJV)

Yes, my own familiar friend, in whom I trusted, who ate bread with me, has lifted up his heel against me.

Psalm 41:9 (WEB)

You are My friends if you do what I command you.

John 15:14 (BSB)

Ye are my friends, if ye do whatsoever I command you.

John 15:14 (KJV)

You are my friends if you do whatever I command you.

John 15:14 (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)

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