Bible Verses about “choosing friends”
The Bible contains 16 verses about choosing friends across both Old and New Testaments. These scriptures offer guidance and inspiration for your spiritual journey.
“Be not deceived: evil communications corrupt good manners.”
“‹Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends.›”
“Two [are] better than one; because they have a good reward for their labour.”
“¶ Wherefore comfort yourselves together, and edify one another, even as also ye do.”
“¶ Iron sharpeneth iron; so a man sharpeneth the countenance of his friend.”
“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.”
“¶ A friend loveth at all times, and a brother is born for adversity.”
“¶ A man [that hath] friends must shew himself friendly: and there is a friend [that] sticketh closer than a brother.”
“A froward man soweth strife: and a whisperer separateth chief friends.”
“¶ He that walketh with wise [men] shall be wise: but a companion of fools shall be destroyed.”
“¶ Make no friendship with an angry man; and with a furious man thou shalt not go:”
“Lest thou learn his ways, and get a snare to thy soul.”
“Faithful [are] the wounds of a friend; but the kisses of an enemy [are] deceitful.”
“¶ He that covereth a transgression seeketh love; but he that repeateth a matter separateth [very] friends.”
“¶ Ointment and perfume rejoice the heart: so [doth] the sweetness of a man's friend by hearty counsel.”
“¶ The righteous [is] more excellent than his neighbour: but the way of the wicked seduceth them.”