30 Bible Verses About Fake Friends

“One who has unreliable friends soon comes to ruin, but there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother.”

“A gossip betrays a confidence; so avoid anyone who talks too much.”

“Do not make friends with a hot-tempered person, do not associate with one easily angered, or you may learn their ways and get yourself ensnared.”

“Wounds from a friend can be trusted, but an enemy multiplies kisses.”

“If an enemy were insulting me, I could endure it; if a foe were rising against me, I could hide. But it is you, a man like myself, my companion, my close friend, with whom I once enjoyed sweet fellowship at the house of God, as we walked about among the worshipers.”

“My companion attacks his friends; he violates his covenant. His talk is smooth as butter, yet war is in his heart; his words are more soothing than oil, yet they are drawn swords.”

“Enemies disguise themselves with their lips, but in their hearts, they harbor deceit. Though their speech is charming, do not believe them, for seven abominations fill their hearts.”

“Those who flatter their neighbors are spreading nets for their feet.”

“But Jesus asked him, ‘Judas, are you betraying the Son of Man with a kiss?’”

“I am not referring to all of you; I know those I have chosen. But this is to fulfill this passage of Scripture: ‘He who shared my bread has turned against me.’”

“While Absalom was offering sacrifices, he also sent for Ahithophel the Gilonite, David’s counselor, to come from Giloh, his hometown. And so the conspiracy gained strength, and Absalom’s following kept on increasing.”

“Now David had been told, ‘Ahithophel is among the conspirators with Absalom.’ So David prayed, ‘Lord, turn Ahithophel’s counsel into foolishness.’”

“A good name is more desirable than great riches; to be esteemed is better than silver or gold.”

“Perfume and incense bring joy to the heart, and the pleasantness of a friend springs from their heartfelt advice.”

“Even my close friend, someone I trusted, one who shared my bread, has turned against me.”

“A perverse person stirs up conflict, and a gossip separates close friends.”

“Everyone lies to their neighbor; they flatter with their lips but harbor deception in their hearts.”

“But when I stumbled, they gathered in glee; assailants gathered against me without my knowledge. They slandered me without ceasing. Like the ungodly they maliciously mocked; they gnashed their teeth at me.”

“My friends and companions avoid me because of my wounds; my neighbors stay far away.”

“In return for my friendship, they accuse me, but I am a man of prayer. They repay me evil for good, and hatred for my friendship.”

“Save me, Lord, from lying lips and from deceitful tongues. What will he do to you, and what more besides, you deceitful tongue?”

“A gossip betrays a confidence, but a trustworthy person keeps a secret.”

“Whoever winks with their eye is plotting perversity; whoever purses their lips is bent on evil.”

“A friend loves at all times, and a brother is born for a time of adversity.”

“Many curry favor with a ruler, and everyone is the friend of one who gives gifts.”

“Without wood, a fire goes out; without a gossip, a quarrel dies down.”

“Do not forsake your friend or a friend of your family, and do not go to your relative’s house when disaster strikes you— better a neighbor nearby than a relative far away.”

“The bloodthirsty hate a person of integrity and seek to kill the upright.”

“Fools give full vent to their rage, but the wise bring calm in the end.”

“An angry person stirs up conflict, and a hot-tempered person commits many sins.”