Bible Verses About Friendship

If thy brother, the sonne of thy mother, or thine owne sonne, or thy daughter, or the wife, that lyeth in thy bosome, or thy friend, which is as thine owne soule, intice thee secretly, saying, Let vs goe and serue other gods, (which thou hast not knowen, thou, I say, nor thy fathers)

Any of the gods of the people which are round about you, neere vnto thee or farre off from thee, from the one ende of the earth vnto ye other:

Thou shalt not cosent vnto him, nor heare him, neither shall thine eye pitie him, nor shewe mercie, nor keepe him secret:

But thou shalt euen kill him: thine hand shall be first vpon him to put him to death, and then the handes of all the people.

He that is in miserie, ought to be comforted of his neighbour: but men haue forsaken the feare of the Almightie.

My brethre haue deceiued me as a brook, and as the rising of the riuers they passe away.

He hath remooued my brethre farre from me, and also mine acquaintance were strangers vnto me.

My neighbours haue forsaken me, and my familiars haue forgotten me.

They that dwel in mine house, and my maydes tooke me for a stranger: for I was a stranger in their sight.

I called my seruant, but he would not answere, though I prayed him with my mouth.

My breath was strange vnto my wife, though I prayed her for the childrens sake of mine owne body.

The wicked also despised mee, and when I rose, they spake against me.

All my secret friends abhorred me, and they whome I loued, are turned against me.

My bone cleaueth to my skinne and to my flesh, and I haue escaped with the skinne of my teeth.

Haue pitie vpon me: haue pitie vpon me, (O yee my friendes) for the hande of God hath touched me.

Why do ye persecute me, as God? and are not satisfied with my flesh?

Yet I, when they were sicke, I was clothed with a sacke: I humbled my soule with fasting: and my praier was turned vpon my bosome.

I behaued my selfe as to my friend, or as to my brother: I humbled my selfe, mourning as one that bewaileth his mother.

Surely mine enemie did not defame mee: for I could haue borne it: neither did mine aduersarie exalt himselfe against mee: for I would haue hid me from him.

But it was thou, O man, euen my companion, my guide and my familiar:

Which delited in consulting together, and went into the House of God as companions.

Make no friendship with an angrie man, neither goe with the furious man,

Least thou learne his wayes, and receiue destruction to thy soule.

Be not thou of them that touch the hand, nor among them that are suretie for debts.

If thou hast nothing to paye, why causest thou that he should take thy bed from vnder thee?