True friendship is one of the sweetest things in life, and the Bible certainly has a good deal to say about it.No matter if your friends are near or far, these encouraging Bible verses will help you feel connected with them in a new way:.One who has unreliable friends soon comes to ruin, but there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother.-Proverbs 18:24.A friend loveth at all times, and a brother is born for adversity.-Proverbs 17:17.Do nothing out of selfish ambition or vain conceit. Rather, in humility value others above yourselves.-Philippians 2:3.Carry each other's burdens, and in this way, you will fulfill the law of Christ.-Galatians 6:2.A perverse person stirs up conflict, and a gossip separates close friends.-Proverbs 16:28.Better is open rebuke than hidden love. Wounds from a friend can be trusted, but an enemy multiplies kisses.-Proverbs 27:5-6.Iron sharpens iron, and one man sharpens another.-Proverbs 27:17