The best Bible verses for friendship (NASB) include passages about God's love, strength, and guidance. This page features 15+ carefully curated Scripture passages for friendship (NASB), each selected for its relevance and depth. Read, save, and share the perfect verse for your situation.
"You have removed lover and friend far from me; My acquaintances are [in] darkness."Psalms 88:18
"Beloved, I am not writing a new commandment to you, but an old commandment which you have had from the beginning; the old commandment is the word which you have heard."1 John 2:7
"Beloved, now we are children of God, and it has not appeared as yet what we will be. We know that when He appears, we will be like Him, because we will see Him just as He is."1 John 3:2
"Beloved, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits to see whether they are from God, because many false prophets have gone out into the world."1 John 4:1
"Beloved, I urge you as aliens and strangers to abstain from fleshly lusts which wage war against the soul."1 Peter 2:11
"Beloved, do not be surprised at the fiery ordeal among you, which comes upon you for your testing, as though some strange thing were happening to you;"1 Peter 4:12
"Therefore, having these promises, beloved, let us cleanse ourselves from all defilement of flesh and spirit, perfecting holiness in the fear of God."2 Corinthians 7:1
"This is now, beloved, the second letter I am writing to you in which I am stirring up your sincere mind by way of reminder,"2 Peter 3:1
"But do not let this one [fact] escape your notice, beloved, that with the Lord one day is like a thousand years, and a thousand years like one day."2 Peter 3:8
"Therefore, beloved, since you look for these things, be diligent to be found by Him in peace, spotless and blameless,"2 Peter 3:14
"You therefore, beloved, knowing this beforehand, be on your guard so that you are not carried away by the error of unprincipled men and fall from your own steadfastness,"2 Peter 3:17
"But, beloved, we are convinced of better things concerning you, and things that accompany salvation, though we are speaking in this way."Hebrews 6:9
Translations differ in what they optimise for. Some follow the original wording closely at the cost of a natural English sentence; others read smoothly and make interpretive choices to get there. Neither is wrong, but they produce noticeably different verses.
Each of the 15 verses below is shown in the translation you asked for, and every verse links to a page comparing all six side by side — which is usually the fastest way to see where the translators disagreed.
Receive a curated verse every morning — no spam, unsubscribe anytime.
The most-cited Bible verses for friendship (NASB) are Psalms 88:18, 1 Corinthians 10:14, 1 John 2:7. 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 (NASB) 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 (NASB), chosen so each stands on its own and links through to the full chapter it belongs to.