Today we will discuss what God’s Word teaches us about spending time with friends. In the Bible, we find evidence of many friendships and how they interacted with each other. The Lord Jesus himself spent time with his disciples, sharing meals and discussing various topics.
We see the beautiful friendship between King David and Jonathan in the Bible. From there we can learn that true friends are not only there for us in good times but also in bad times. A friend does not mean just sitting and talking, it means encouraging us, showing us the right path and being there for us in times of trouble.
As Christians, we must remember that when we spend time with friends and whatever we discuss should be for the praise and glory of God.
Dear friends, now let’s see the Bible scriptures below that talk about spending time with friends.
Proverbs 11:14 : —
“Where no counsel is, the people fall: but in the multitude of counsellors there is safety”
Proverbs 12:25-26 : —
“Heaviness in the heart of man maketh it stoop: but a good word maketh it gladThe righteous is more excellent than his neighbour: but the way of the wicked seduceth them”
Proverbs 13:20 : —
“He that walketh with wise men shall be wise: but a companion of fools shall be destroyed”
Proverbs 14:21 : —
“He that despiseth his neighbour sinneth: but he that hath mercy on the poor, happy is he”
Proverbs 15:1 : —
“A soft answer turneth away wrath: but grievous words stir up anger”
Proverbs 15:22 : —
“Without counsel purposes are disappointed: but in the multitude of counsellors they are established”
Proverbs 16:28 : —
“A froward man soweth strife: a whisperer separateth chief friends”
Proverbs 16:32 : —
“He that is slow to anger is better than the mighty; he that ruleth his spirit than he that taketh a city”
Proverbs 17:17 : —
“A friend loveth at all times, a brother is born for adversity”
Proverbs 18:24 : —
“A man that hath friends must shew himself friendly: there is a friend that sticketh closer than a brother”
Proverbs 19:20 : —
“Hear counsel, receive instruction, that thou mayest be wise in thy latter end”
Proverbs 22:11 : —
“He that loveth pureness of heart, for the grace of his lips the king shall be his friend”
Proverbs 22:24-25 : —
“Make no friendship with an angry man; with a furious man thou shalt not goLest thou learn his ways, get a snare to thy soul”
Proverbs 25:17 : —
“Withdraw thy foot from thy neighbour’s house; lest he be weary of thee, so hate thee”
Proverbs 27:10 : —
“Thine own friend, 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”
Proverbs 27:14 : —
“He that blesseth his friend with a loud voice, rising early in the morning, it shall be counted a curse to him”
Proverbs 27:17 : —
“Iron sharpeneth iron; so a man sharpeneth the countenance of his friend”
Ecclesiastes 4:12 : —
“If one prevail against him, two shall withstand him; a threefold cord is not quickly broken”
John 15:13 : —
“Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends”
Romans 12:10 : —
“Be kindly affectioned one to another with brotherly love; in honour preferring one another”
Romans 12:16 : —
“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”
Romans 13:8 : —
“Owe no man any thing, but to love one another: for he that loveth another hath fulfilled the law”
Romans 14:19 : —
“Let us therefore follow after the things which make for peace, things wherewith one may edify another”
Romans 15:5-7 : —
“Now the God of patience consolation grant you to be likeminded one toward another according to Christ JesusThat ye may with one mind one mouth glorify God, even the Father of our Lord Jesus ChristWherefore receive ye one another, as Christ also received us to the glory of God”
Hebrews 10:24-25 : —
“Let us consider one another to provoke unto love to good worksNot forsaking the assembling of ourselves together, as the manner of some is; but exhorting one another: so much the more, as ye see the day approaching”
Hebrews 13:1 : —
“Let brotherly love continue”
Colossians 3:12-14 : —
“Put on therefore, as the elect of God, holy beloved, bowels of mercies, kindness, humbleness of mind, meekness, longsufferingForbearing one another, forgiving one another, if any man have a quarrel against any: even as Christ forgave you, so also do yeAnd above all these things put on charity, which is the bond of perfectness”
Ephesians 4:1-3 : —
“I therefore, the prisoner of the Lord, beseech you that ye walk worthy of the vocation wherewith ye are calledWith all lowliness meekness, with longsuffering, forbearing one another in loveEndeavouring to keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace”
Ephesians 4:32 : —
“Be ye kind one to another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God for Christ’s sake hath forgiven you”
Galatians 5:13-14 : —
“For, brethren, ye have been called unto liberty; only use not liberty for an occasion to the flesh, but by love serve one anotherFor all the law is fulfilled in one word, even in this; Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself”
Galatians 6:2 : —
“Bear ye one another’s burdens, so fulfil the law of Christ”
Philippians 2:3 : —
“Let nothing be done through strife or vainglory; but in lowliness of mind let each esteem other better than themselves”
Philippians 4:2-3 : —
“I beseech Euodias, beseech Syntyche, that they be of the same mind in the LordAnd I intreat thee also, true yokefellow, help those women which laboured with me in the gospel, with Clement also, with other my fellowlabourers, whose names are in the book of life”
James 5:16 : —
“Confess your faults one to another, pray one for another, that ye may be healed. The effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth much”
Psalm 133:1 : —
“Behold, how good how pleasant it is for brethren to dwell together in unity”
Psalm 55:13-14 : —
“But it was thou, a man mine equal, my guide, mine acquaintanceWe took sweet counsel together, walked unto the house of God in company”
Luke 6:31 : —
“As ye would that men should do to you, do ye also to them likewise”
Job 2:11 : —
“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, Bildad the Shuhite, Zophar the Naamathite: for they had made an appointment together to come to mourn with him to comfort him”
Matthew 18:20 : —
“For where two or three are gathered together in my name, there am I in the midst of them”
Titus 3:2 : —
“To speak evil of no man, to be no brawlers, but gentle, shewing all meekness unto all men”