23 Bible Verses about Friendlessness
Most Relevant Verses
Thou hast put my familiar friends far from me; thou hast made me an abomination unto them: I am shut up, and I cannot come forth.
I watch, and am like a sparrow alone upon the housetop.
Look on the right hand and see; there is no man that knoweth me: refuge hath failed me; no man careth for my soul.
More than to all mine oppressors, I am become exceedingly a reproach, even to my neighbours, and a fear to mine acquaintance: they that see me without flee from me. I am forgotten in their heart as a dead man; I am become like a broken vessel.
My lovers and mine associates stand aloof from my stroke; and my kinsmen stand afar off.
He hath put my brethren far from me, and mine acquaintance are quite estranged from me. My kinsfolk have failed, and my known friends have forgotten me. The sojourners in my house and my maids count me as a stranger; I am an alien in their sight.read more.
I called my servant, and he answered not; I entreated him with my mouth. My breath is strange to my wife, and my entreaties to the children of my mother's womb. Even young children despise me; I rise up, and they speak against me. All my intimate friends abhor me, and they whom I loved are turned against me.
They abhor me, they stand aloof from me, yea, they spare not to spit in my face.
For I have heard the slander of many terror on every side when they take counsel together against me: they plot to take away my life.
For I have heard the defaming of many, terror on every side: Report, and we will report it. All my familiars are watching for my stumbling: Peradventure he will be enticed, and we shall prevail against him; and we shall take our revenge on him.
And he said, I have been very jealous for Jehovah the God of hosts; for the children of Israel have forsaken thy covenant, thrown down thine altars, and slain thy prophets with the sword; and I am left, I alone, and they seek my life, to take it away.
And all left him and fled.
He is despised and left alone of men; a man of sorrows, and acquainted with grief, and like one from whom men hide their faces; despised, and we esteemed him not.
But all this is come to pass that the scriptures of the prophets may be fulfilled. Then all the disciples left him and fled.
Behold, the hour is coming, and has come, that ye shall be scattered, each to his own, and shall leave me alone; and yet I am not alone, for the Father is with me.
And he longed to fill his belly with the husks which the swine were eating; and no one gave to him.
The infirm man answered him, Sir, I have not a man, in order, when the water has been troubled, to cast me into the pool; but while I am coming another descends before me.
At my first defence no man stood with me, but all deserted me. May it not be imputed to them.
for Demas has forsaken me, having loved the present age, and is gone to Thessalonica; Crescens to Galatia, Titus to Dalmatia. Luke alone is with me. Take Mark, and bring him with thyself, for he is serviceable to me for ministry.
And Jehovah Elohim said, It is not good that Man should be alone; I will make him a helpmate, his like.
And it came to pass, when he had ended speaking to Saul, that the soul of Jonathan was knit with the soul of David, and Jonathan loved him as his own soul.
Now there was a rich man and he was clothed in purple and fine linen, making good cheer in splendour every day.
