Friendship Bible Quiz — Questions and Answers
All 10 questions with the correct answer, a short explanation, and the King James Version reference. Use this page as a study guide, an answer key, or a quick review sheet.
Q1.What kind of friend is there that sticks closer than a brother?
- A. A friend that loveth at all times ✓
- B. A wise friend only
- C. A rich friend
- D. A new friend
Answer: A friend that loveth at all times
A man that hath friends must shew himself friendly: and there is a friend that sticketh closer than a brother. (Proverbs 18:24)
Q2.What does iron sharpening iron picture?
- A. So a man sharpeneth the countenance of his friend ✓
- B. Strife and war
- C. Anger only
- D. Pride
Answer: So a man sharpeneth the countenance of his friend
Iron sharpeneth iron; so a man sharpeneth the countenance of his friend. (Proverbs 27:17)
Q3.What are the wounds of a friend?
- A. Faithful are the wounds of a friend ✓
- B. Treacherous
- C. Unforgivable
- D. Empty
Answer: Faithful are the wounds of a friend
Faithful are the wounds of a friend; but the kisses of an enemy are deceitful. (Proverbs 27:6)
Q4.Who was knit in soul to David?
- A. Jonathan ✓
- B. Saul
- C. Joab
- D. Samuel
Answer: Jonathan
And it came to pass... that the soul of Jonathan was knit with the soul of David, and Jonathan loved him as his own soul. (1 Samuel 18:1)
Q5.What covenant did David and Jonathan make?
- A. A covenant of friendship before the LORD ✓
- B. A covenant of war
- C. A covenant of trade
- D. A covenant of land
Answer: A covenant of friendship before the LORD
Then Jonathan and David made a covenant, because he loved him as his own soul. (1 Samuel 18:3)
Q6.How did David describe his love for Jonathan after his death?
- A. Thy love to me was wonderful, passing the love of women ✓
- B. Like a king's love
- C. Like a stranger's love
- D. Like a child's love
Answer: Thy love to me was wonderful, passing the love of women
I am distressed for thee, my brother Jonathan: very pleasant hast thou been unto me: thy love to me was wonderful, passing the love of women. (2 Samuel 1:26)
Q7.Whom did God call His friend in Isaiah?
- A. Abraham ✓
- B. Moses
- C. David
- D. Noah
Answer: Abraham
But thou, Israel, art my servant, Jacob whom I have chosen, the seed of Abraham my friend. (Isaiah 41:8)
Q8.What greater love hath no man than this?
- A. That a man lay down his life for his friends ✓
- B. That he give all his goods
- C. That he speak no evil
- D. That he labour without rest
Answer: That a man lay down his life for his friends
Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends. (John 15:13)
Q9.Whom did Jesus call His friends?
- A. Ye are my friends, if ye do whatsoever I command you ✓
- B. Only the apostles
- C. Only the seventy
- D. Only the rich
Answer: Ye are my friends, if ye do whatsoever I command you
Ye are my friends, if ye do whatsoever I command you. (John 15:14)
Q10.What does James say a friend of the world is?
- A. The enemy of God ✓
- B. A friend of all
- C. A faithful man
- D. A wise man
Answer: The enemy of God
Whosoever therefore will be a friend of the world is the enemy of God. (James 4:4)