The best Bible verses for friendship for men include passages about God's love, strength, and guidance. This page features 15+ carefully curated Scripture passages for friendship for men, each selected for its relevance and depth. Read, save, and share the perfect verse for your situation.
"Dear friends, since God so loved us, we also ought to love one another."1 John 4:11
"Therefore this is what the Lord says: “I will put obstacles before this people. Fathers and sons alike will stumble over them; neighbors and friends will perish.”"Jeremiah 6:21
"and goes home. Then he calls his friends and neighbors together and says, ‘Rejoice with me; I have found my lost sheep.’"Luke 15:6
"And when she finds it, she calls her friends and neighbors together and says, ‘Rejoice with me; I have found my lost coin.’"Luke 15:9
"Because of all my enemies, I am the utter contempt of my neighbors; I am a dread to my friends— those who see me on the street flee from me."Psalms 31:11
"Then Jesus said to his host, “When you give a luncheon or dinner, do not invite your friends, your brothers or relatives, or your rich neighbors; if you do, they may invite you back and so you will be repaid."Luke 14:12
"A man of many companions may come to ruin, but there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother."Proverbs 18:24
"You have taken my companions and loved ones from me; the darkness is my closest friend."Psalms 88:18
"Dear friends, I am not writing you a new command but an old one, which you have had since the beginning. This old command is the message you have heard."1 John 2:7
"Dear friends, now we are children of God, and what we will be has not yet been made known. But we know that when he appears, we shall be like him, for we shall see him as he is."1 John 3:2
Scripture does not change for its audience, but which passages land does. The 15 verses below were chosen because they are accessible to friendship for men without being condescending — plain in their language, concrete in their imagery, and short enough to hold in mind.
The point is not a simplified Bible. It is picking the passages that already speak clearly, so the reader meets the text itself rather than a paraphrase of it.
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The most-cited Bible verses for friendship for men are 1 John 4:11, Psalms 55:20, Jeremiah 6:21. This page collects 15 of them, each with its full passage, context and the text in six translations.
Read the verse in its surrounding passage before you use it — a verse that fits in isolation sometimes says something different in context. Compare two translations where the wording is unclear, and pick for the person who will read it rather than for the theme.
Scripture returns to friendship for men across both testaments rather than settling it in one passage, which is why the verses on this page do not all say the same thing. Read together they give a fuller answer than any single verse does.
There is no single best translation. The NIV and NLT read most naturally and communicate well to someone outside the church; the ESV and NASB stay closer to the original wording; the KJV carries the phrasing most people recognise. Every verse here links to a page showing all six side by side.
More than any page can list. This one carries the 15 that are most often turned to for friendship for men, chosen so each stands on its own and links through to the full chapter it belongs to.