Verse (Click for Chapter) Good News Translation Stay away from your enemies and be on guard against your friends. New Revised Standard Version Contemporary English Version New American Bible Douay-Rheims Bible Treasury of Scripture Knowledge Separate thyself from thy enemies, and take heed of thy friends. Sirach 6:11A friend if he continue steadfast, shall be to thee as thyself, and shall act with confidence among them of thy household. Sirach 6:12 If he humble himself before thee, and hide himself from thy face, thou shalt have unanimous friendship for good. Sirach 6:14 A faithful friend is a strong defence: and he that hath found him, hath found a treasure. Sirach 6:15 Nothing can be compared to a faithful friend, and no weight of gold and silver is able to countervail the goodness of his fidelity. Context Sirach 6…12If he humble himself before thee, and hide himself from thy face, thou shalt have unanimous friendship for good. 13Separate thyself from thy enemies, and take heed of thy friends. 14A faithful friend is a strong defence: and he that hath found him, hath found a treasure.… Cross References Sirach 6:11 A friend if he continue steadfast, shall be to thee as thyself, and shall act with confidence among them of thy household. Sirach 6:12 If he humble himself before thee, and hide himself from thy face, thou shalt have unanimous friendship for good. Sirach 6:14 A faithful friend is a strong defence: and he that hath found him, hath found a treasure. Sirach 6:15 Nothing can be compared to a faithful friend, and no weight of gold and silver is able to countervail the goodness of his fidelity. |
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