Dictionary of Bible Themes Dictionary of Bible Themes » 5000 Humanity » 5650 Human relationships » 5689 friendlessness The bitter experience of the absence of friendship, leading to a sense of isolation and despair. It is often blamed on the faithlessness of others or even on God himself. The experience of friendlessness The darkness of being alone Psalm 88:18 See also Psalm 88:8; Psalm 102:7; Psalm 142:4 Contempt and rejection Psalm 31:11-12 See also Psalm 38:11 Hatred and loathing Job 19:13-19 See also Job 30:10 Slander and conspiracy Psalm 31:13 See also Jeremiah 20:10 Examples of friendlessness Elijah Jesus Christ Mark 14:50 See also Isaiah 53:3; Matthew 26:56; John 16:32 The prodigal son The lame man at the pool of Bethesda Paul 2 Timothy 4:16 See also 2 Timothy 4:10-11 The undesirability of friendlessness Genesis 2:18; Ecclesiastes 4:9-12 Cultivating true friends is the way to avoid friendlessness 1 Samuel 18:1; Psalm 119:63 See also Luke 16:19 See also
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