37 Bible Verses About Friendship and Trust

Here are 37 Bible verses about friendship and trust from the Old and New Testaments of the Holy Bible (King James Version), sorted from most to least relevant.

1 Samuel 23:16 KJV

And Jonathan Saul’s son arose, and went to David into the wood, and strengthened his hand in God.

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Proverbs 18:24 KJV

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

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Jeremiah 9:4 KJV

Take ye heed every one of his neighbour, and trust ye not in any brother: for every brother will utterly supplant, and every neighbour will walk with slanders.

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Psalms 55:13 KJV

But it was thou, a man mine equal, my guide, and mine acquaintance.

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Exodus 33:11 KJV

And the LORD spake unto Moses face to face, as a man speaketh unto his friend. And he turned again into the camp: but his servant Joshua, the son of Nun, a young man, departed not out of the tabernacle.

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Job 19:14 KJV

My kinsfolk have failed, and my familiar friends have forgotten me.

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Isaiah 41:8 KJV

But thou, Israel, art my servant, Jacob whom I have chosen, the seed of Abraham my friend.

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Proverbs 25:19 KJV

Confidence in an unfaithful man in time of trouble is like a broken tooth, and a foot out of joint.

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Proverbs 16:29 KJV

A violent man enticeth his neighbour, and leadeth him into the way that is not good.

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Proverbs 20:6 KJV

Most men will proclaim every one his own goodness: but a faithful man who can find?

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Jude 1:20 KJV

But ye, beloved, building up yourselves on your most holy faith, praying in the Holy Ghost,

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Romans 12:16 KJV

Be of the same mind one toward another. Mind not high things, but condescend to men of low estate. Be not wise in your own conceits.

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2 Chronicles 20:20 KJV

And they rose early in the morning, and went forth into the wilderness of Tekoa: and as they went forth, Jehoshaphat stood and said, Hear me, O Judah, and ye inhabitants of Jerusalem; Believe in the LORD your God, so shall ye be established; believe his prophets, so shall ye prosper.

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Proverbs 27:10 KJV

Thine own friend, and thy father’s friend, forsake not; neither go into thy brother’s house in the day of thy calamity: for better is a neighbour that is near than a brother far off.

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Job 22:21 KJV

Acquaint now thyself with him, and be at peace: thereby good shall come unto thee.

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Proverbs 11:13 KJV

A talebearer revealeth secrets: but he that is of a faithful spirit concealeth the matter.

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Proverbs 24:21 KJV

My son, fear thou the LORD and the king: and meddle not with them that are given to change:

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Romans 1:12 KJV

That is, that I may be comforted together with you by the mutual faith both of you and me.

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1 Samuel 18:1 KJV

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.

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Proverbs 14:26 KJV

In the fear of the LORD is strong confidence: and his children shall have a place of refuge.

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Luke 21:16 KJV

And ye shall be betrayed both by parents, and brethren, and kinsfolks, and friends; and some of you shall they cause to be put to death.

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Jeremiah 9:5 KJV

And they will deceive every one his neighbour, and will not speak the truth: they have taught their tongue to speak lies, and weary themselves to commit iniquity.

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Hebrews 6:9 KJV

But, beloved, we are persuaded better things of you, and things that accompany salvation, though we thus speak.

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1 John 2:15 KJV

Love not the world, neither the things that are in the world. If any man love the world, the love of the Father is not in him.

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Psalms 25:14 KJV

The secret of the LORD is with them that fear him; and he will shew them his covenant.

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Luke 11:5 KJV

And he said unto them, Which of you shall have a friend, and shall go unto him at midnight, and say unto him, Friend, lend me three loaves;

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2 Chronicles 20:7 KJV

Art not thou our God, who didst drive out the inhabitants of this land before thy people Israel, and gavest it to the seed of Abraham thy friend for ever?

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Proverbs 19:6 KJV

Many will intreat the favour of the prince: and every man is a friend to him that giveth gifts.

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Proverbs 22:24 KJV

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

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Proverbs 27:6 KJV

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

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1 Thessalonians 5:11 KJV

Wherefore comfort yourselves together, and edify one another, even as also ye do.

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Psalms 55:20 KJV

He hath put forth his hands against such as be at peace with him: he hath broken his covenant.

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1 John 3:21 KJV

Beloved, if our heart condemn us not, then have we confidence toward God.

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Proverbs 18:19 KJV

A brother offended is harder to be won than a strong city: and their contentions are like the bars of a castle.

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Obadiah 1:7 KJV

All the men of thy confederacy have brought thee even to the border: the men that were at peace with thee have deceived thee, and prevailed against thee; they that eat thy bread have laid a wound under thee: there is none understanding in him.

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Micah 7:5 KJV

Trust ye not in a friend, put ye not confidence in a guide: keep the doors of thy mouth from her that lieth in thy bosom.

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Psalms 41:9 KJV

Yea, mine own familiar friend, in whom I trusted, which did eat of my bread, hath lifted up his heel against me.

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