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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.
And my God will supply your every need according to his glorious riches in Christ Jesus.
For I know what I have planned for you,’ says the Lord. ‘I have plans to prosper you, not to harm you. I have plans to give you a future filled with hope.
“The Lord bless you and protect you;The Lord make his face to shine upon you, and be gracious to you;The Lord lift up his countenance upon you and give you peace.”’
Then you will take delight in the Lord, and he will answer your prayers.The Lord helps them and rescues them; he rescues them from evil men and delivers them, for they seek his protection.Commit your future to the Lord! Trust in him, and he will act on your behalf.
Two people are better than one, because they can reap more benefit from their labor.
Ointment and incense make the heart rejoice, likewise the sweetness of one’s friend from sincere counsel.
A person who has friends may be harmed by them, but there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother.
I have had great joy and encouragement because of your love, for the hearts of the saints have been refreshed through you, brother.
How blessed is the one who does not follow the advice of the wicked, or stand in the pathway with sinners, or sit in the assembly of scoffers!
Dear friend, I pray that all may go well with you and that you may be in good health, just as it is well with your soul.
I always thank my God as I remember you in my prayers,because I hear of your faith in the Lord Jesus and your love for all the saints.
And God is able to make all grace overflow to you so that because you have enough of everything in every way at all times, you will overflow in every good work.
I thank my God every time I remember you.since you are encountering the same conflict that you saw me face and now hear that I am facing.I always pray with joy in my every prayer for all of you
Therefore, as the elect of God, holy and dearly loved, clothe yourselves with a heart of mercy, kindness, humility, gentleness, and patience,bearing with one another and forgiving one another, if someone happens to have a complaint against anyone else. Just as the Lord has forgiven you, so you also forgive others.And to all these virtues add love, which is the perfect bond.
Therefore encourage one another and build up each other, just as you are in fact doing.
When David had finished talking with Saul, Jonathan and David became bound together in close friendship. Jonathan loved David as much as he did his own life.The next day an evil spirit from God rushed upon Saul and he prophesied within his house. Now David was playing the lyre that day. There was a spear in Saul’s hand,and Saul threw the spear, thinking, “I’ll nail David to the wall!” But David escaped from him on two different occasions.So Saul feared David, because the Lord was with him but had departed from Saul.Saul removed David from his presence and made him a commanding officer. David led the army out to battle and back.Now David achieved success in all he did, for the Lord was with him.When Saul saw how very successful he was, he was afraid of him.But all Israel and Judah loved David, for he was the one leading them out to battle and back.Then Saul said to David, “Here’s my oldest daughter, Merab. I want to give her to you in marriage. Only be a brave warrior for me and fight the battles of the Lord.” For Saul thought, “There’s no need for me to raise my hand against him. Let it be the hand of the Philistines!”David said to Saul, “Who am I? Who are my relatives or the clan of my father in Israel that I should become the king’s son-in-law?”When the time came for Merab, Saul’s daughter, to be given to David, she instead was given in marriage to Adriel, who was from Meholah.Saul retained David on that day and did not allow him to return to his father’s house.Now Michal, Saul’s daughter, loved David. When they told Saul about this, it pleased him.Saul said, “I will give her to him so that she may become a snare to him and the hand of the Philistines may be against him.” So Saul said to David, “Today is the second time for you to become my son-in-law.”Then Saul instructed his servants, “Tell David secretly, ‘The king is pleased with you, and all his servants like you. So now become the king’s son-in-law.”So Saul’s servants spoke these words privately to David. David replied, “Is becoming the king’s son-in-law something insignificant to you? I’m just a poor and lightly-esteemed man!”When Saul’s servants reported what David had said,Saul replied, “Here is what you should say to David: ‘There is nothing that the king wants as a price for the bride except a hundred Philistine foreskins, so that he can be avenged of his enemies.’” (Now Saul was thinking that he could kill David by the hand of the Philistines.)So his servants told David these things and David agreed to become the king’s son-in-law. Now the specified time had not yet expiredwhen David, along with his men, went out and struck down two hundred Philistine men. David brought their foreskins and presented all of them to the king so he could become the king’s son-in-law. Saul then gave him his daughter Michal in marriage.When Saul realized that the Lord was with David and that his daughter Michal loved David,Saul became even more afraid of him. Saul continued to be at odds with David from then on.Jonathan made a covenant with David, for he loved him as much as he did his own life.
Love is patient, love is kind, it is not envious. Love does not brag, it is not puffed up.It is not rude, it is not self-serving, it is not easily angered or resentful.It is not glad about injustice, but rejoices in the truth.It bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things.
So the Lord restored what Job had lost after he prayed for his friends, and the Lord doubled all that had belonged to Job.
Instead, be kind to one another, compassionate, forgiving one another, just as God in Christ also forgave you.
How blessed is the one who treats the poor properly! When trouble comes, the Lord delivers him.As for you, O Lord, have mercy on me and raise me up, so I can pay them back!”By this I know that you are pleased with me, for my enemy does not triumph over me.As for me, you uphold me because of my integrity; you allow me permanent access to your presence.The Lord God of Israel deserves praise in the future and forevermore! We agree! We agree!May the Lord protect him and save his life! May he be blessed in the land! Do not turn him over to his enemies!
The Lord will protect you from all harm; he will protect your life.The Lord will protect you in all you do, now and forevermore.
And may the Lord cause you to increase and abound in love for one another and for all, just as we do for you,
I no longer call you slaves, because the slave does not understand what his master is doing. But I have called you friends, because I have revealed to you everything I heard from my Father.
Now may the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you believe in him, so that you may abound in hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.
Peace to the brothers and sisters, and love with faith, from God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.Grace be with all of those who love our Lord Jesus Christ with an undying love.
A generous person will be enriched, and the one who provides water for others will himself be satisfied.
Instead of being motivated by selfish ambition or vanity, each of you should, in humility, be moved to treat one another as more important than yourself.since it was because of the work of Christ that he almost died. He risked his life so that he could make up for your inability to serve me.Each of you should be concerned not only about your own interests, but about the interests of others as well.
Finally, brothers and sisters, rejoice, set things right, be encouraged, agree with one another, live in peace, and the God of love and peace will be with you.
Listen to advice and receive discipline, that you may become wise by the end of your life.There are many plans in a person’s mind, but it is the counsel of the Lord which will stand.
Do not be anxious about anything. Instead, in every situation, through prayer and petition with thanksgiving, tell your requests to God.And the peace of God that surpasses all understanding will guard your hearts and minds in Christ Jesus.
I do not cease to give thanks for you when I remember you in my prayers.I pray that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give you spiritual wisdom and revelation in your growing knowledge of him,– since the eyes of your heart have been enlightened – so that you may know what is the hope of his calling, what is the wealth of his glorious inheritance in the saints,
Don’t be afraid, for I am with you! Don’t be frightened, for I am your God! I strengthen you – yes, I help you – yes, I uphold you with my saving right hand!
And we know that all things work together for good for those who love God, who are called according to his purpose,
The Lord is my shepherd, I lack nothing.He takes me to lush pastures, he leads me to refreshing water.He restores my strength. He leads me down the right paths for the sake of his reputation.
The righteous person is cautious in his friendship, but the way of the wicked leads them astray.
And let us take thought of how to spur one another on to love and good works,not abandoning our own meetings, as some are in the habit of doing, but encouraging each other, and even more so because you see the day drawing near.
I pray that according to the wealth of his glory he may grant you to be strengthened with power through his Spirit in the inner person,that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith, so that, because you have been rooted and grounded in love,you may be able to comprehend with all the saints what is the breadth and length and height and depth,and thus to know the love of Christ that surpasses knowledge, so that you may be filled up to all the fullness of God.
And, after you have suffered for a little while, the God of all grace who called you to his eternal glory in Christ will himself restore, confirm, strengthen, and establish you.
I always thank my God for you because of the grace of God that was given to you in Christ Jesus.
May he increase your numbers, yours and your children’s!May you be blessed by the Lord, the creator of heaven and earth!