Bible Verses About Jesus as a Friend
Ranked by the OpenBible.info topical community
These are the Bible verses most often cited for jesus as a friend, ranked by the OpenBible.info topical community across 37,629 votes, led by John 15:15. Each passage links to its verse page or the interactive map; scripture is the King James Version.
Top verses about Jesus as a Friend
John 15:151,600 votes
Henceforth I call you not servants; for the servant knoweth not what his lord doeth: but I have called you friends; for all things that I have heard of my Father I have made known unto you.
John 15:131,405 votes
Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends.
Proverbs 18:241,317 votes
A man that hath friends must shew himself friendly: and there is a friend that sticketh closer than a brother.
Proverbs 17:171,189 votes
A friend loveth at all times, and a brother is born for adversity.
James 2:23912 votes
And the scripture was fulfilled which saith, Abraham believed God, and it was imputed unto him for righteousness: and he was called the Friend of God.
John 15:14809 votes
Ye are my friends, if ye do whatsoever I command you.
Proverbs 27:17789 votes
Iron sharpeneth iron; so a man sharpeneth the countenance of his friend.
Proverbs 12:26645 votes
The righteous is more excellent than his neighbour: but the way of the wicked seduceth them.
Proverbs 22:24-25560 votes
Make no friendship with an angry man; and with a furious man thou shalt not go:
James 4:4558 votes
Ye adulterers and adulteresses, know ye not that the friendship of the world is enmity with God? whosoever therefore will be a friend of the world is the enemy of God.
1 Corinthians 15:33554 votes
Be not deceived: evil communications corrupt good manners.
Proverbs 27:9542 votes
Ointment and perfume rejoice the heart: so doth the sweetness of a man’s friend by hearty counsel.
Proverbs 16:28527 votes
A froward man soweth strife: and a whisperer separateth chief friends.
Proverbs 13:20506 votes
He that walketh with wise men shall be wise: but a companion of fools shall be destroyed.
John 15:12-15495 votes
This is my commandment, That ye love one another, as I have loved you.
James 4:8471 votes
Draw nigh to God, and he will draw nigh to you. Cleanse your hands, ye sinners; and purify your hearts, ye double minded.
Proverbs 27:5-6463 votes
Open rebuke is better than secret love.
Revelation 3:20450 votes
Behold, I stand at the door, and knock: if any man hear my voice, and open the door, I will come in to him, and will sup with him, and he with me.
Matthew 11:28443 votes
Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.
Job 2:11430 votes
Now when Job’s three friends heard of all this evil that was come upon him, they came every one from his own place; Eliphaz the Temanite, and Bildad the Shuhite, and Zophar the Naamathite: for they had made an appointment together to come to mourn with him and to comfort him.
Romans 5:8421 votes
But God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.
Proverbs 27:6419 votes
Faithful are the wounds of a friend; but the kisses of an enemy are deceitful.
2 Kings 2:2415 votes
And Elijah said unto Elisha, Tarry here, I pray thee; for the Lord hath sent me to Beth–el. And Elisha said unto him, As the Lord liveth, and as thy soul liveth, I will not leave thee. So they went down to Beth–el.
1 John 3:1405 votes
Behold, what manner of love the Father hath bestowed upon us, that we should be called the sons of God: therefore the world knoweth us not, because it knew him not.
Luke 7:34390 votes
The Son of man is come eating and drinking; and ye say, Behold a gluttonous man, and a winebibber, a friend of publicans and sinners!
What does the Bible say about jesus as a friend?
Readers most often cite John 15:15 on the subject of jesus as a friend. Across 37,629 votes, 25 passages are commonly cited for this topic, including John 15:13, Proverbs 18:24, Proverbs 17:17. This page lists all 25 in ranked order, quoted in the King James Version, with each linked to its cross-references.