Verse (Click for Chapter) Good News Translation Respect your friends, and keep faith with them. If you do betray a friend's confidence, you may as well forget you have a friend. New Revised Standard Version Contemporary English Version New American Bible Douay-Rheims Bible Treasury of Scripture Knowledge He that discloseth the secret of a friend loseth his credit, and shall never find a friend to his mind. Sirach 27:15The speech that sweareth much shall make the hair of the head stand upright: and its irreverence shall make one stop his ears. Sirach 27:16 In the quarrels of the road is the shedding of blood: and their cursing is a grievous hearing. Sirach 27:18 Love thy neighbour, and be joined to him with fidelity. Sirach 27:19 But if thou discover his secrets, follow no more after him. Context Sirach 27…16In the quarrels of the road is the shedding of blood: and their cursing is a grievous hearing. 17He that discloseth the secret of a friend loseth his credit, and shall never find a friend to his mind. 18Love thy neighbour, and be joined to him with fidelity.… Cross References Sirach 27:15 The speech that sweareth much shall make the hair of the head stand upright: and its irreverence shall make one stop his ears. Sirach 27:16 In the quarrels of the road is the shedding of blood: and their cursing is a grievous hearing. Sirach 27:18 Love thy neighbour, and be joined to him with fidelity. Sirach 27:19 But if thou discover his secrets, follow no more after him. |