Friendship Archives - Jewish Quotations

"A friend will prove himself in time of trouble." ~~ Moses Ibn Ezra

"Jealousy is the worst of evils, because it hurts first one’s friend. " ~~ Moshe Ben Ezra

"Never weary of making friends." ~~ Asher b. Yehiel

"Wealth makes many friends." ~~ Proverbs (Mishle) 19:4

"There is a friend who is one only in name." ~~ Apocrypha: Ben Sira

"Whoso casts a stone at a bird will frighten it away; and whoso abuses a friend will estrange affection." ~~ Ben Sira 22:23

"Who is the greatest of heroes? He that makes his foe his friend." ~~ Avot Derabbi Nathan

"A woman suffers more from the jealousy of a friend than from the prick of a thorn." ~~ Talmud, Yevamot

"Do not cast out an old friend for a new one!" ~~ Ben Sira 9:12

"Gentle speech multiplies friends." ~~ Ben Sira 6:5

"Who raises his hand against a friend is wicked even if he does not strike him." ~~ Talmud, Sanhedrin

"Who keeps a secret is a bosom friend." ~~ Ben Sira 31:2