Proverbs 17:17
A friend loveth at all times, and a brother is born for adversity.
Read in contextBible Verses About Friendship
10 verses · KJV
Scripture honors friendship as one of life’s great gifts — a friend who loves at all times, who sharpens you like iron, who stays when it would be easier to leave. These verses are for thanking God for the people who walk beside you, and for being that kind of friend yourself.
Proverbs 27:17
Iron sharpeneth iron; so a man sharpeneth the countenance of his friend.
Read in contextEcclesiastes 4:9-10
Two are better than one; because they have a good reward for their labour. 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.
Read in contextJohn 15:13
Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends.
Read in contextProverbs 18:24
A man that hath friends must shew himself friendly: and there is a friend that sticketh closer than a brother.
Read in context1 Thessalonians 5:11
Wherefore comfort yourselves together, and edify one another, even as also ye do.
Read in contextProverbs 27:9
Ointment and perfume rejoice the heart: so doth the sweetness of a man's friend by hearty counsel.
Read in contextRomans 12:10
Be kindly affectioned one to another with brotherly love; in honour preferring one another;
Read in contextProverbs 13:20
He that walketh with wise men shall be wise: but a companion of fools shall be destroyed.
Read in context1 Corinthians 15:33
Be not deceived: evil communications corrupt good manners.
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What does the Bible say about friendship?
Scripture honors friendship as one of life’s great gifts — a friend who loves at all times, who sharpens you like iron, who stays when it would be easier to leave. These verses are for thanking God for the people who walk beside you, and for being that kind of friend yourself.
What is a good Bible verse for friendship?
Proverbs 17:17 is one of the most turned-to passages on friendship. It appears below alongside the other verses on this page, each shown in full so you can sit with the whole thought rather than a fragment.
How can journaling help with friendship?
Writing down what you are actually carrying — and then reading Scripture in response — turns a verse from words on a page into something spoken into your situation. Nemora was built for exactly this: you write, and Scripture responds.