Bible Verses About What Kind of Friends to Have
Ranked by the OpenBible.info topical community
These are the Bible verses most often cited for what kind of friends to have, ranked by the OpenBible.info topical community across 238 votes, led by 2 Thessalonians 3:6. Each passage links to its verse page or the interactive map; scripture is the King James Version.
Top verses about What Kind of Friends to Have
2 Thessalonians 3:634 votes
Now we command you, brethren, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that ye withdraw yourselves from every brother that walketh disorderly, and not after the tradition which he received of us.
1 John 5:1922 votes
And we know that we are of God, and the whole world lieth in wickedness.
1 Corinthians 15:3321 votes
Be not deceived: evil communications corrupt good manners.
Proverbs 12:2619 votes
The righteous is more excellent than his neighbour: but the way of the wicked seduceth them.
Philippians 4:818 votes
Finally, brethren, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honest, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever things are of good report; if there be any virtue, and if there be any praise, think on these things.
Proverbs 17:1717 votes
A friend loveth at all times, and a brother is born for adversity.
Proverbs 27:1717 votes
Iron sharpeneth iron; so a man sharpeneth the countenance of his friend.
John 6:50-7116 votes
This is the bread which cometh down from heaven, that a man may eat thereof, and not die.
John 6:60-6414 votes
Many therefore of his disciples, when they had heard this, said, This is an hard saying; who can hear it?
Proverbs 13:2013 votes
He that walketh with wise men shall be wise: but a companion of fools shall be destroyed.
Proverbs 22:24-2513 votes
Make no friendship with an angry man; and with a furious man thou shalt not go:
Proverbs 27:613 votes
Faithful are the wounds of a friend; but the kisses of an enemy are deceitful.
Proverbs 16:2811 votes
A froward man soweth strife: and a whisperer separateth chief friends.
Proverbs 18:2410 votes
A man that hath friends must shew himself friendly: and there is a friend that sticketh closer than a brother.
What does the Bible say about what kind of friends to have?
Readers most often cite 2 Thessalonians 3:6 on the subject of what kind of friends to have. Across 238 votes, 14 passages are commonly cited for this topic, including 1 John 5:19, 1 Corinthians 15:33, Proverbs 12:26. This page lists all 14 in ranked order, quoted in the King James Version, with each linked to its cross-references.