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- Bible Verses About Friendship: 16 Scriptures
Bible verses about friendship: 16 Scriptures on loyal friends, with plain notes and links to deeper verse pages where they exist.
- Proverbs 18:24: A Friend Who Sticks Closer Than a Brother
Proverbs 18:24 says, "There is a friend who sticks closer than a brother." Read the verse (NIV, KJV), what the Hebrew words mean, and a plain reading.
- Romans 12:9: Love Must Be Sincere
Romans 12:9 says, "Love must be sincere. Hate what is evil; cling to what is good." Read it (NIV, KJV), what "without hypocrisy" means, its context in Romans 12, and a plain reading.
- Love and Joy: Scripture on Joy in the Lord That Lasts
What does the Bible say about joy? Verses on joy in the Lord, how it differs from happiness, and how joy holds steady in hard seasons.
- Love and Romantic Relationships: What the Bible Says
Learn biblical principles for dating, godly romance, purity, and building relationships that honor God and prepare for marriage.
- Romans 10:9: If You Declare With Your Mouth, "Jesus Is Lord"
Romans 10:9 says, "If you declare with your mouth, 'Jesus is Lord,' and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved." Read the verse (NIV, KJV), Romans 10:9-10, and a plain reading.
- Romans 12:15: Rejoice With Those Who Rejoice; Mourn With Those Who Mourn
Romans 12:15 says, "Rejoice with those who rejoice; mourn with those who mourn." Read the verse (NIV, KJV), its place in Romans 12, and a plain reading.
- Romans 12:19: Do Not Take Revenge — "Vengeance Is Mine, I Will Repay"
Romans 12:19 says, "Do not take revenge, my dear friends, but leave room for God's wrath." Read it (NIV, KJV), what the Greek words mean, its context in Romans 12, and a plain reading.
Passages
- Daniel 7:13-14 — In my vision at night I looked, and there before me was one like a son of man, coming with the clouds of heaven. He approached the Ancient of Days and was led into his presence. He was given authority, glory and sovereign power; all nations and peoples of every language worshiped him. His dominion is an everlasting dominion that will not pass away, and his kingdom is one that will never be destroyed. Read the article
- John 3:13-14 — No one has ever gone into heaven except the one who came from heaven—the Son of Man. Just as Moses lifted up the snake in the wilderness, so the Son of Man must be lifted up, Read the article
- Matthew 9:6 — But I want you to know that the Son of Man has authority on earth to forgive sins. Read the article
- 1 Thessalonians 4:16-17 — For the Lord himself will come down from heaven, with a loud command, with the voice of the archangel and with the trumpet call of God, and the dead in Christ will rise first. After that, we who are still alive and are left will be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air… Read the article
- 1 Timothy 3:4 — He must manage his own family well and see that his children obey him, and he must do so in a manner worthy of full respect. Read the article