Quotes about Friendship
All the brothers of a poor man hate him—how much more do his friends avoid him! He may pursue them with pleading, but they are nowhere to be found.
- Proverbs 19:7
Do not make friends with an angry man, and do not associate with a hot-tempered man,
- Proverbs 22:24
The wounds of a friend are faithful, but the kisses of an enemy are deceitful.
- Proverbs 27:6
Oil and incense bring joy to the heart, and the sweetness of a friend is counsel to the soul.
- Proverbs 27:9
Do not forsake your friend or your father’s friend, and do not go to your brother’s house in the day of your calamity; better a neighbor nearby than a brother far away.
- Proverbs 27:10
As iron sharpens iron, so one man sharpens another.
- Proverbs 27:17
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
His mouth is most sweet; he is altogether lovely. This is my beloved, and this is my friend, O daughters of Jerusalem.
- Song of Solomon 5:16
You who dwell in the gardens, my companions are listening for your voice. Let me hear it!
- Song of Solomon 8:13
Have you not just called to Me, ‘My Father, You are my friend from youth.
- Jeremiah 3:4
“Let everyone guard against his neighbor; do not trust any brother, for every brother deals craftily, and every friend spreads slander.
- Jeremiah 9:4
Each one betrays his friend; no one tells the truth. They have taught their tongues to lie; they wear themselves out committing iniquity.
- Jeremiah 9:5