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.
“Don't be deceived! "Evil companionships corrupt good morals."”
“Greater love has no one than this, that someone lay down his life for his friends.”
“Two are better than one, because they have a good reward for their labor.”
“Therefore exhort one another, and build each other up, even as you also do.”
“Iron sharpens iron; so a man sharpens his friend's countenance.”
“For if they fall, the one will lift up his fellow; but woe to him who is alone when he falls, and doesn't have another to lift him up.”
“A friend loves at all times; and a brother is born for adversity.”
“A man of many companions may be ruined, but there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother.”
“A perverse man stirs up strife. A whisperer separates close friends.”
“One who walks with wise men grows wise, but a companion of fools suffers harm.”
“Don't befriend a hot-tempered man, and don't associate with one who harbors anger:”
“lest you learn his ways, and ensnare your soul.”
“Faithful are the wounds of a friend; although the kisses of an enemy are profuse.”
“He who covers an offense promotes love; but he who repeats a matter separates best friends.”
“Perfume and incense bring joy to the heart; so does earnest counsel from a man's friend.”
“A righteous person is cautious in friendship, but the way of the wicked leads them astray.”