Bible Verses About Jesus as a Friend

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.

Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends.

A man that hath friends must shew himself friendly: and there is a friend that sticketh closer than a brother.

A friend loveth at all times, and a brother is born for adversity.

And the scripture was fulfilled which saith, Abraham believed God, and it was imputed unto him for righteousness: and he was called the Friend of God.

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

Iron sharpeneth iron; so a man sharpeneth the countenance of his friend.

The righteous is more excellent than his neighbour: but the way of the wicked seduceth them.

Make no friendship with an angry man; and with a furious man thou shalt not go:

Ye adulterers and adulteresses, know ye not that the friendship of the world is enmity with God? whosoever therefore will be a friend of the world is the enemy of God.

Be not deceived: evil communications corrupt good manners.

Ointment and perfume rejoice the heart: so doth the sweetness of a man's friend by hearty counsel.

A froward man soweth strife: and a whisperer separateth chief friends.

This is my commandment, That ye love one another, as I have loved you.

He that walketh with wise men shall be wise: but a companion of fools shall be destroyed.

Draw nigh to God, and he will draw nigh to you. Cleanse your hands, ye sinners; and purify your hearts, ye double minded.

Open rebuke is better than secret love.

Behold, I stand at the door, and knock: if any man hear my voice, and open the door, I will come in to him, and will sup with him, and he with me.

Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.

Now when Job's three friends heard of all this evil that was come upon him, they came every one from his own place; Eliphaz the Temanite, and Bildad the Shuhite, and Zophar the Naamathite: for they had made an appointment together to come to mourn with him and to comfort him.

Faithful are the wounds of a friend; but the kisses of an enemy are deceitful.

But God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.

And Elijah said unto Elisha, Tarry here, I pray thee; for the LORD hath sent me to Bethel. And Elisha said unto him, As the LORD liveth, and as thy soul liveth, I will not leave thee. So they went down to Bethel.

Behold, what manner of love the Father hath bestowed upon us, that we should be called the sons of God: therefore the world knoweth us not, because it knew him not.

The Son of man is come eating and drinking; and ye say, Behold a gluttonous man, and a winebibber, a friend of publicans and sinners!

And it came to pass, when he had made an end of speaking unto Saul, that the soul of Jonathan was knit with the soul of David, and Jonathan loved him as his own soul.

If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.

He that covereth a transgression seeketh love; but he that repeateth a matter separateth very friends.

And as ye would that men should do to you, do ye also to them likewise.

The Son of man came eating and drinking, and they say, Behold a man gluttonous, and a winebibber, a friend of publicans and sinners. But wisdom is justified of her children.