Bible Verses About Companionship

"And in process of time the daughter of Shuah Judah’s wife died; and Judah was comforted, and went up unto his sheepshearers to Timnath, he and his friend Hirah the Adullamite."

"And Judah sent the kid by the hand of his friend the Adullamite, to receive his pledge from the woman’s hand: but he found her not."

"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."

"If thy brother, the son of thy mother, or thy son, or thy daughter, or the wife of thy bosom, or thy friend, which is as thine own soul, entice thee secretly, saying, Let us go and serve other gods, which thou hast not known, thou, nor thy fathers;"

"But Samson’s wife was given to his companion, whom he had used as his friend."

"But Amnon had a friend, whose name was Jonadab, the son of Shimeah David’s brother: and Jonadab was a very subtil man."

"So Hushai David’s friend came into the city, and Absalom came into Jerusalem."

"And it came to pass, when Hushai the Archite, David’s friend, was come unto Absalom, that Hushai said unto Absalom, God save the king, God save the king."

"And Absalom said to Hushai, Is this thy kindness to thy friend? why wentest thou not with thy friend?"

"And Azariah the son of Nathan was over the officers: and Zabud the son of Nathan was principal officer, and the king’s friend:"

"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?"

"To him that is afflicted pity should be shewed from his friend; but he forsaketh the fear of the Almighty."

"Yea, ye overwhelm the fatherless, and ye dig a pit for your friend."

"I behaved myself as though he had been my friend or brother: I bowed down heavily, as one that mourneth for his mother."

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

"Lover and friend hast thou put far from me, and mine acquaintance into darkness."

"My son, if thou be surety for thy friend, if thou hast stricken thy hand with a stranger,"

"Do this now, my son, and deliver thyself, when thou art come into the hand of thy friend; go, humble thyself, and make sure thy friend."

"A friend loveth at all times, and a brother is born for adversity."

"A man void of understanding striketh hands, and becometh surety in the presence of his friend."

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

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

"He that loveth pureness of heart, for the grace of his lips the king shall be his friend."

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

"Ointment and perfume rejoice the heart: so doth the sweetness of a man’s friend by hearty counsel."

"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."

"He that blesseth his friend with a loud voice, rising early in the morning, it shall be counted a curse to him."

"Iron sharpeneth iron; so a man sharpeneth the countenance of his friend."

"His mouth is most sweet: yea, he is altogether lovely. This is my beloved, and this is my friend, O daughters of Jerusalem."

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

"Therefore thus saith the LORD, Behold, I will lay stumblingblocks before this people, and the fathers and the sons together shall fall upon them; the neighbour and his friend shall perish."

"And I will cause them to eat the flesh of their sons and the flesh of their daughters, and they shall eat every one the flesh of his friend in the siege and straitness, wherewith their enemies, and they that seek their lives, shall straiten them."

"Then said the LORD unto me, Go yet, love a woman beloved of her friend, yet an adulteress, according to the love of the LORD toward the children of Israel, who look to other gods, and love flagons of wine."

"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."

"The Son of man came eating and drinking, and they say, Behold a man gluttonous, and a winebibber, a friend of publicans and sinners. But wisdom is justified of her children."

"But he answered one of them, and said, Friend, I do thee no wrong: didst not thou agree with me for a penny?"

"And he saith unto him, Friend, how camest thou in hither not having a wedding garment? And he was speechless."

"And Jesus said unto him, Friend, wherefore art thou come? Then came they, and laid hands on Jesus, and took him."

"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!"

"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;"

"For a friend of mine in his journey is come to me, and I have nothing to set before him?"

"I say unto you, Though he will not rise and give him, because he is his friend, yet because of his importunity he will rise and give him as many as he needeth."

"But when thou art bidden, go and sit down in the lowest room; that when he that bade thee cometh, he may say unto thee, Friend, go up higher: then shalt thou have worship in the presence of them that sit at meat with thee."

"He that hath the bride is the bridegroom: but the friend of the bridegroom, which standeth and heareth him, rejoiceth greatly because of the bridegroom’s voice: this my joy therefore is fulfilled."

"These things said he: and after that he saith unto them, Our friend Lazarus sleepeth; but I go, that I may awake him out of sleep."

"And from thenceforth Pilate sought to release him: but the Jews cried out, saying, If thou let this man go, thou art not Caesar’s friend: whosoever maketh himself a king speaketh against Caesar."

"And Herod was highly displeased with them of Tyre and Sidon: but they came with one accord to him, and, having made Blastus the king’s chamberlain their friend, desired peace; because their country was nourished by the king’s country."

"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."

"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."

"If a soul sin, and commit a trespass against the LORD, and lie unto his neighbour in that which was delivered him to keep, or in fellowship, or in a thing taken away by violence, or hath deceived his neighbour;"

"Shall the throne of iniquity have fellowship with thee, which frameth mischief by a law?"

"And they continued stedfastly in the apostles’ doctrine and fellowship, and in breaking of bread, and in prayers."

"God is faithful, by whom ye were called unto the fellowship of his Son Jesus Christ our Lord."

"But I say, that the things which the Gentiles sacrifice, they sacrifice to devils, and not to God: and I would not that ye should have fellowship with devils."

"Be ye not unequally yoked together with unbelievers: for what fellowship hath righteousness with unrighteousness? and what communion hath light with darkness?"

"Praying us with much intreaty that we would receive the gift, and take upon us the fellowship of the ministering to the saints."

"And when James, Cephas, and John, who seemed to be pillars, perceived the grace that was given unto me, they gave to me and Barnabas the right hands of fellowship; that we should go unto the heathen, and they unto the circumcision."

"And to make all men see what is the fellowship of the mystery, which from the beginning of the world hath been hid in God, who created all things by Jesus Christ:"

"And have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness, but rather reprove them."

"For your fellowship in the gospel from the first day until now;"

"If there be therefore any consolation in Christ, if any comfort of love, if any fellowship of the Spirit, if any bowels and mercies,"

"That I may know him, and the power of his resurrection, and the fellowship of his sufferings, being made conformable unto his death;"

"That which we have seen and heard declare we unto you, that ye also may have fellowship with us: and truly our fellowship is with the Father, and with his Son Jesus Christ."

"If we say that we have fellowship with him, and walk in darkness, we lie, and do not the truth:"

"But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship one with another, and the blood of Jesus Christ his Son cleanseth us from all sin."

"And he said, Go. And he sent her away for two months: and she went with her companions, and bewailed her virginity upon the mountains."

"And it came to pass, when they saw him, that they brought thirty companions to be with him."

"And in the days of Artaxerxes wrote Bishlam, Mithredath, Tabeel, and the rest of their companions, unto Artaxerxes king of Persia; and the writing of the letter was written in the Syrian tongue, and interpreted in the Syrian tongue."

"Then wrote Rehum the chancellor, and Shimshai the scribe, and the rest of their companions; the Dinaites, the Apharsathchites, the Tarpelites, the Apharsites, the Archevites, the Babylonians, the Susanchites, the Dehavites, and the Elamites,"

"Then sent the king an answer unto Rehum the chancellor, and to Shimshai the scribe, and to the rest of their companions that dwell in Samaria, and unto the rest beyond the river, Peace, and at such a time."

"Now when the copy of king Artaxerxes’ letter was read before Rehum, and Shimshai the scribe, and their companions, they went up in haste to Jerusalem unto the Jews, and made them to cease by force and power."

"At the same time came to them Tatnai, governor on this side the river, and Shetharboznai, and their companions, and said thus unto them, Who hath commanded you to build this house, and to make up this wall?"

"The copy of the letter that Tatnai, governor on this side the river, and Shetharboznai, and his companions the Apharsachites, which were on this side the river, sent unto Darius the king:"

"Now therefore, Tatnai, governor beyond the river, Shetharboznai, and your companions the Apharsachites, which are beyond the river, be ye far from thence:"

"Then Tatnai, governor on this side the river, Shetharboznai, and their companions, according to that which Darius the king had sent, so they did speedily."

"I will answer thee, and thy companions with thee."

"Shall the companions make a banquet of him? shall they part him among the merchants?"

"She shall be brought unto the king in raiment of needlework: the virgins her companions that follow her shall be brought unto thee."

"For my brethren and companions’ sakes, I will now say, Peace be within thee."

"Tell me, O thou whom my soul loveth, where thou feedest, where thou makest thy flock to rest at noon: for why should I be as one that turneth aside by the flocks of thy companions?"

"Thou that dwellest in the gardens, the companions hearken to thy voice: cause me to hear it."

"Thy princes are rebellious, and companions of thieves: every one loveth gifts, and followeth after rewards: they judge not the fatherless, neither doth the cause of the widow come unto them."

"Moreover, thou son of man, take thee one stick, and write upon it, For Judah, and for the children of Israel his companions: then take another stick, and write upon it, For Joseph, the stick of Ephraim, and for all the house of Israel his companions:"

"Then Daniel went to his house, and made the thing known to Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah, his companions:"

"And the whole city was filled with confusion: and having caught Gaius and Aristarchus, men of Macedonia, Paul’s companions in travel, they rushed with one accord into the theatre."

"Partly, whilst ye were made a gazingstock both by reproaches and afflictions; and partly, whilst ye became companions of them that were so used."

"Be kindly affectioned one to another with brotherly love; in honour preferring one another;"

"But as touching brotherly love ye need not that I write unto you: for ye yourselves are taught of God to love one another."

"Let brotherly love continue."