Friendship Through Trials
Psalm 55:13 BSB
But it is you, a man like myself, my companion and close friend.
Psalm 88:18 BSB
You have removed my beloved and my friend; darkness is my closest companion.
James 1:12 BSB
Blessed is the man who perseveres under trial, because when he has stood the test, he will receive the crown of life that God has promised to those who love Him.
Micah 7:5 BSB
Do not rely on a friend; do not trust in a companion. Seal the doors of your mouth from her who lies in your arms.
2 Corinthians 8:8 BSB
I am not giving a command, but I am testing the sincerity of your love through the earnestness of others.
Deuteronomy 13:3 BSB
you must not listen to the words of that prophet or dreamer. For the LORD your God is testing you to find out whether you love Him with all your heart and with all your soul.
Proverbs 17:17 BSB
A friend loves at all times, and a brother is born for adversity.
Proverbs 3:32 BSB
for the LORD detests the perverse, but He is a friend to the upright.
Luke 5:20 BSB
When Jesus saw their faith, He said, “Friend, your sins are forgiven.”
Psalm 119:63 BSB
I am a friend to all who fear You, and to those who keep Your precepts.
Proverbs 19:4 BSB
Wealth attracts many friends, but a poor man is deserted by his friend.
Proverbs 22:11 BSB
He who loves a pure heart and gracious lips will have the king for a friend.
Isaiah 41:8 BSB
“But you, O Israel, My servant, Jacob, whom I have chosen, descendant of Abraham My friend—
Luke 11:6 BSB
because a friend of mine has come to me on a journey, and I have nothing to set before him.’
John 15:13 BSB
Greater love has no one than this, that he lay down his life for his friends.
Proverbs 27:17 BSB
As iron sharpens iron, so one man sharpens another.
Psalm 55:20 BSB
My companion attacks his friends; he violates his covenant.
Ephesians 4:32 BSB
Be kind and tenderhearted to one another, forgiving each other just as in Christ God forgave you.
1 John 1:9 BSB
If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.
Matthew 6:14 BSB
For if you forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you.