100+ Biblical Friendship Quotes for Inspiration and Strength

"A friend loves at all times, and a brother is born for adversity." – Proverbs 17:17

"Two are better than one because they have a good return for their labor." – Ecclesiastes 4:9

"Carry each other’s burdens, and in this way you will fulfill the law of Christ." – Galatians 6:2

"Faithful are the wounds of a friend, but the kisses of an enemy are deceitful." – Proverbs 27:6

"Do nothing out of selfish ambition or vain conceit. Rather, in humility value others above yourselves." – Philippians 2:3

"As iron sharpens iron, so one person sharpens another." – Proverbs 27:17

"Greater love has no one than this: to lay down one’s life for one’s friends." – John 15:13

"Love your neighbor as yourself." – Mark 12:31

"Be devoted to one another in love. Honor one another above yourselves." – Romans 12:10

"Bear one another's burdens, and so fulfill the law of Christ." – Galatians 6:2

"There is a friend who sticks closer than a brother." – Proverbs 18:24

"Encourage one another and build each other up." – 1 Thessalonians 5:11

"An honest answer is like a kiss on the lips." – Proverbs 24:26

"The righteous care about justice for the poor, but the wicked have no such concern." – Proverbs 29:7

"Whoever walks in integrity walks securely, but whoever takes crooked paths will be found out." – Proverbs 10:9

"Better is open rebuke than hidden love." – Proverbs 27:5

"Wounds from a friend can be trusted, but an enemy multiplies kisses." – Proverbs 27:6

"Let your speech always be gracious, seasoned with salt, so that you may know how to answer everyone." – Colossians 4:6

"Therefore each of you must put off falsehood and speak truthfully to your neighbor." – Ephesians 4:25

"The integrity of the upright guides them, but the unfaithful are destroyed by their duplicity." – Proverbs 11:3

"A faithful witness does not lie, but a false witness pours out lies." – Proverbs 14:5

"Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding." – Proverbs 3:5

"The Lord detests lying lips, but he delights in people who are trustworthy." – Proverbs 12:22

"Whoever conceals hatred has lying lips, and whoever spreads slander is a fool." – Proverbs 10:18

"Therefore encourage one another and build each other up, just as in fact you are doing." – 1 Thessalonians 5:11

"Let us consider how we may spur one another on toward love and good deeds." – Hebrews 10:24

"Rejoice with those who rejoice; mourn with those who mourn." – Romans 12:15

"Each one should use whatever gift he has received to serve others, faithfully administering God’s grace in its various forms." – 1 Peter 4:10

"Comfort one another with these words." – 1 Thessalonians 4:18

"Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly as you teach and admonish one another with all wisdom." – Colossians 3:16

"And let us not grow weary of doing good, for in due season we will reap, if we do not give up." – Galatians 6:9

"So we say to the believers in Judea who are suffering tribulation, 'Stand firm in the Lord.'" – 1 Thessalonians 3:2

"I long to see you so that I may impart to you some spiritual gift to strengthen you." – Romans 1:11

"Strengthen the feeble hands, steady the knees that give way." – Isaiah 35:3

"Encourage the disheartened, help the weak, be patient with everyone." – 1 Thessalonians 5:14

"May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit." – Romans 15:13

"This is how we know what love is: Jesus laid down his life for us. And we ought to lay down our lives for our brothers and sisters." – 1 John 3:16

"Greater love has no one than this: to lay down one’s life for one’s friends." – John 15:13

"Be kind and compassionate to one another, forgiving each other, just as in Christ God forgave you." – Ephesians 4:32

"Love one another deeply, from the heart." – 1 Peter 1:22

"No one has greater love than this, that someone lay down his life for his friends." – John 15:13

"In your relationships with one another, have the same mindset as Christ Jesus." – Philippians 2:5

"Let each of you look not only to his own interests, but also to the interests of others." – Philippians 2:4

"Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud." – 1 Corinthians 13:4

"Above all, love each other deeply, because love covers over a multitude of sins." – 1 Peter 4:8

"And over all these virtues put on love, which binds them all together in perfect unity." – Colossians 3:14

"By this everyone will know that you are my disciples, if you love one another." – John 13:35

"We love because he first loved us." – 1 John 4:19

"Walk with the wise and become wise, for a companion of fools suffers harm." – Proverbs 13:20

"He who walks with the wise grows wise, but a companion of fools suffers harm." – Proverbs 13:20

"Do not make friends with a hot-tempered person, do not associate with one easily angered." – Proverbs 22:24

"Bad company corrupts good character." – 1 Corinthians 15:33

"Whoever walks with the upright will be safe, but he who associates with the wicked will suffer harm." – Proverbs 29:27

"Make no friendship with an angry man, and with a furious man you shall not go." – Proverbs 22:24

"The prudent see danger and take refuge, but the simple keep going and pay the penalty." – Proverbs 22:3

"He who gets wisdom loves his own soul; he who cherishes understanding prospers." – Proverbs 19:8

"Listen to advice and accept instruction, that you may gain wisdom in the future." – Proverbs 19:20

"Whoever isolates himself seeks his own desire; he breaks out against all sound judgment." – Proverbs 18:1

"The righteous choose their friends carefully, but the way of the wicked leads them astray." – Proverbs 12:26

"Whoever deceives his neighbor and says, 'I was only joking!'—he is like a madman shooting firebrands and deadly arrows." – Proverbs 26:18-19

"If it is possible, as far as it depends on you, live at peace with everyone." – Romans 12:18

"Bear with each other and forgive one another if any of you has a grievance against someone. Forgive as the Lord forgave you." – Colossians 3:13

"Get rid of all bitterness, rage and anger, brawling and slander, along with every form of malice." – Ephesians 4:31

"Therefore, if you are offering your gift at the altar and there remember that your brother or sister has something against you, leave your gift there..." – Matthew 5:23

"Let all bitterness and wrath and anger and clamor and slander be put away from you, along with all malice." – Ephesians 4:31

"A gentle answer turns away wrath, but a harsh word stirs up anger." – Proverbs 15:1

"Peacemakers who sow in peace raise a harvest of righteousness." – James 3:18

"If your brother or sister sins, go and point out their fault, just between the two of you." – Matthew 18:15

"Forgive as the Lord forgave you." – Colossians 3:13

"Accept one another, then, just as Christ accepted you, in order to bring praise to God." – Romans 15:7

"Be kind and compassionate to one another, forgiving each other, just as in Christ God forgave you." – Ephesians 4:32

"Do not repay anyone evil for evil. Be careful to do what is right in the eyes of everyone." – Romans 12:17

"For we are God’s handiwork, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do." – Ephesians 2:10

"Two are better than one... If either of them falls, one can help the other up." – Ecclesiastes 4:9-10

"Carry each other’s burdens, and in this way you will fulfill the law of Christ." – Galatians 6:2

"Encourage one another daily, as long as it is called 'Today,' so that none of you may be hardened by sin’s deceitfulness." – Hebrews 3:13

"Let us not give up meeting together, as some are in the habit of doing, but let us encourage one another." – Hebrews 10:25

"You are my friends if you do what I command you." – John 15:14

"I have told you these things so that my joy may be in you and that your joy may be complete." – John 15:11

"Go and make disciples of all nations..." – Matthew 28:19

"Serve one another humbly in love." – Galatians 5:13

"Each of you should use whatever gift you have received to serve others." – 1 Peter 4:10

"Let your light shine before others, that they may see your good deeds and glorify your Father in heaven." – Matthew 5:16

"Bear fruit that shows repentance." – Matthew 3:8

"How good and pleasant it is when God’s people live together in unity!" – Psalm 133:1

"Where two or three gather in my name, there am I with them." – Matthew 18:20

"One body and one Spirit, just as you were called to one hope when you were called." – Ephesians 4:4

"Let us hold unswervingly to the hope we profess, for he who promised is faithful." – Hebrews 10:23

"And let us consider how we may spur one another on toward love and good deeds." – Hebrews 10:24

"Brothers and sisters, if someone is caught in a sin, you who live by the Spirit should restore that person gently." – Galatians 6:1

"Continue to remember those in prison as if you were together with them in prison." – Hebrews 13:3

"Greet one another with a holy kiss." – Romans 16:16

"Teach and admonish one another with all wisdom." – Colossians 3:16

"Devote yourselves to prayer, being watchful and thankful." – Colossians 4:2

"Pray for one another so that you may be healed." – James 5:16

"Submit to one another out of reverence for Christ." – Ephesians 5:21

"The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom, and knowledge of the Holy One is understanding." – Proverbs 9:10

"Wisdom is supreme; therefore get wisdom. Though it cost all you have, get understanding." – Proverbs 4:7

"Listen to advice and accept instruction, that you may gain wisdom in the future." – Proverbs 19:20

"Plans fail for lack of counsel, but with many advisers they succeed." – Proverbs 15:22

"The tongue of the wise adorns knowledge, but the mouth of the fool gushes folly." – Proverbs 15:2

"Whoever guards his mouth and his tongue keeps himself from calamity." – Proverbs 21:23

"The wise in heart accept commands, but a chattering fool comes to ruin." – Proverbs 10:8

"The mouth of the righteous is a fountain of life, but violence overwhelms the mouth of the wicked." – Proverbs 10:11

"A prudent man sees danger and takes refuge, but the simple keep going and pay the penalty." – Proverbs 22:3

"The way of fools seems right to them, but the wise listen to advice." – Proverbs 12:15

"He who gets wisdom loves his own soul; he who cherishes understanding prospers." – Proverbs 19:8

"The teaching of the wise is a fountain of life, turning a person from the snares of death." – Proverbs 13:14

"There is a friend who sticks closer than a brother." – Proverbs 18:24

"A friend loves at all times, and a brother is born for adversity." – Proverbs 17:17

"Love never fails." – 1 Corinthians 13:8

"The Lord watches over you—the Lord is your shade at your right hand." – Psalm 121:5

"I will never leave you nor forsake you." – Hebrews 13:5

"May the Lord make your love increase and overflow for each other and for everyone else." – 1 Thessalonians 3:12

"We love because he first loved us." – 1 John 4:19

"Set me as a seal upon your heart, as a seal upon your arm; for love is strong as death." – Song of Songs 8:6

"Many waters cannot quench love; rivers cannot wash it away." – Song of Songs 8:7

"Owe no one anything, except to love each other, for he who loves another has fulfilled the law." – Romans 13:8

"Let love and faithfulness never leave you; bind them around your neck, write them on the tablet of your heart." – Proverbs 3:3

"Friendship is born at that moment when one person says to another, 'What! You too? I thought I was the only one.'" – C.S. Lewis (inspired by biblical truth)