61 Bible Verses to Bless a Friend

Think about real love. It's more than just saying nice things or giving gifts. It's about going deeper, lifting a friend up in prayer. There are places you just can't reach on your own, but through prayer, amazing things can happen for someone you care about. They may not always see it, but they'll always feel the impact.

Let your words be a blessing to others. Leave a positive mark on everyone you meet. That's how true friendships last a lifetime, you know? It's the little things, the encouraging words, the prayers whispered on their behalf, that build a strong foundation.

The Bible is full of verses that are perfect for sharing with those special people in your life—the ones who make your journey here a little brighter, the ones who teach you and want the best for you, the ones who stick by you through thick and thin. God puts these people in our lives for a reason, and showing them gratitude is so important.

As 2 Timothy 3:16¹ says, "All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness." Sharing these words of truth is a powerful way to show love and appreciation.

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

Ointment and perfume rejoice the heart: So doth the sweetness of a man's friend by hearty counsel.

Two are better than one; because they have a good reward for their labour.

Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends.

Delight thyself also in the LORD; And he shall give thee the desires of thine heart.Commit thy way unto the LORD; Trust also in him; And he shall bring it to pass.

The LORD bless thee, and keep thee:The LORD make his face shine upon thee, and be gracious unto thee:The LORD lift up his countenance upon thee, and give thee peace.

For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith the LORD, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you an expected end.

Commit thy works unto the LORD, And thy thoughts shall be established.

But my God shall supply all your need according to his riches in glory by Christ Jesus.

The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you all. Amen. It was written to the Philippians from Rome by Epaphroditus.

Two are better than one; because they have a good reward for their labour.For if they fall, the one will lift up his fellow: but woe to him that is alone when he falleth; for he hath not another to help him up.

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

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

Blessed is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor standeth in the way of sinners, Nor sitteth in the seat of the scornful.

For we have great joy and consolation in thy love, because the bowels of the saints are refreshed by thee, brother.

And God is able to make all grace abound toward you; that ye, always having all sufficiency in all things, may abound to every good work:

I thank my God, making mention of thee always in my prayers,hearing of thy love and faith, which thou hast toward the Lord Jesus, and toward all saints;

Beloved, I wish above all things that thou mayest prosper and be in health, even as thy soul prospereth.

Grant thee according to thine own heart, And fulfil all thy counsel.

For he shall give his angels charge over thee, To keep thee in all thy ways.

The blessing of the LORD, it maketh rich, And he addeth no sorrow with it.

I thank my God upon every remembrance of you,always in every prayer of mine for you all making request with joy,

Put on therefore, as the elect of God, holy and beloved, bowels of mercies, kindness, humbleness of mind, meekness, longsuffering;forbearing one another, and forgiving one another, if any man have a quarrel against any: even as Christ forgave you, so also do ye.And above all these things put on charity, which is the bond of perfectness.

Wherefore comfort yourselves together, and edify one another, even as also ye do.

Behold, how good and how pleasant it is For brethren to dwell together in unity!

And it came to pass, when he had made an end of speaking unto Saul, that the soul of Jonathan was knit with the soul of David, and Jonathan loved him as his own soul.And Saul took him that day, and would let him go no more home to his father's house.Then Jonathan and David made a covenant, because he loved him as his own soul.

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

Charity suffereth long, and is kind; charity envieth not; charity vaunteth not itself, is not puffed up,doth not behave itself unseemly, seeketh not her own, is not easily provoked, thinketh no evil;rejoiceth not in iniquity, but rejoiceth in the truth;beareth all things, believeth all things, hopeth all things, endureth all things.

And the LORD turned the captivity of Job, when he prayed for his friends: also the LORD gave Job twice as much as he had before.

and be ye kind one to another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God for Christ's sake hath forgiven you.

Pleasant words are as an honeycomb, Sweet to the soul, and health to the bones.

Blessed is he that considereth the poor: The LORD will deliver him in time of trouble.The LORD will preserve him, and keep him alive; and he shall be blessed upon the earth: And thou wilt not deliver him unto the will of his enemies.

The LORD shall preserve thee from all evil: He shall preserve thy soul.The LORD shall preserve thy going out and thy coming in From this time forth, and even for evermore.

And the Lord make you to increase and abound in love one toward another, and toward all men, even as we do toward you:

Henceforth I call you not servants; for the servant knoweth not what his lord doeth: but I have called you friends; for all things that I have heard of my Father I have made known unto you.

Now the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, that ye may abound in hope, through the power of the Holy Ghost.

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

Peace be to the brethren, and love with faith, from God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.Grace be with all them that love our Lord Jesus Christ in sincerity. Amen. Written from Rome unto the Ephesians by Tychicus.

The liberal soul shall be made fat: And he that watereth shall be watered also himself.

Let nothing be done through strife or vainglory; but in lowliness of mind let each esteem other better than themselves.Look not every man on his own things, but every man also on the things of others.

And above all things have fervent charity among yourselves: for charity shall cover the multitude of sins.Use hospitality one to another without grudging.As every man hath received the gift, even so minister the same one to another, as good stewards of the manifold grace of God.

Finally, brethren, farewell. Be perfect, be of good comfort, be of one mind, live in peace; and the God of love and peace shall be with you.

Hear counsel, and receive instruction, That thou mayest be wise in thy latter end.There are many devices in a man's heart; Nevertheless the counsel of the LORD, that shall stand.

Be careful for nothing; but in every thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God.And the peace of God, which passeth all understanding, shall keep your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus.

cease not to give thanks for you, making mention of you in my prayers;that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give unto you the spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of him:the eyes of your understanding being enlightened; that ye may know what is the hope of his calling, and what the riches of the glory of his inheritance in the saints,

Delight thyself also in the LORD; And he shall give thee the desires of thine heart.

Fear thou not; for I am with thee: be not dismayed; for I am thy God: I will strengthen thee; yea, I will help thee; yea, I will uphold thee with the right hand of my righteousness.

And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose.

The LORD is my shepherd; I shall not want.He maketh me to lie down in green pastures: He leadeth me beside the still waters.He restoreth my soul: He leadeth me in the paths of righteousness for his name's sake.

Commit thy way unto the LORD; Trust also in him; And he shall bring it to pass.

My help cometh from the LORD, Which made heaven and earth.

For where two or three are gathered together in my name, there am I in the midst of them.

The righteous is more excellent than his neighbour: But the way of the wicked seduceth them.

Rejoice with them that do rejoice, and weep with them that weep.

and let us consider one another to provoke unto love and to good works:not forsaking the assembling of ourselves together, as the manner of some is; but exhorting one another: and so much the more, as ye see the day approaching.

I am a companion of all them That fear thee, and of them that keep thy precepts.

For this cause we also, since the day we heard it, do not cease to pray for you, and to desire that ye might be filled with the knowledge of his will in all wisdom and spiritual understanding;that ye might walk worthy of the Lord unto all pleasing, being fruitful in every good work, and increasing in the knowledge of God;

that he would grant you, according to the riches of his glory, to be strengthened with might by his Spirit in the inner man;that Christ may dwell in your hearts by faith; that ye, being rooted and grounded in love,may be able to comprehend with all saints what is the breadth, and length, and depth, and height;and to know the love of Christ, which passeth knowledge, that ye might be filled with all the fulness of God.

But the God of all grace, who hath called us unto his eternal glory by Christ Jesus, after that ye have suffered a while, make you perfect, stablish, strengthen, settle you.

I thank my God always on your behalf, for the grace of God which is given you by Jesus Christ;

The LORD shall increase you more and more, You and your children.Ye are blessed of the LORD Which made heaven and earth.

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