Good News Translation
A loyal friend is like a medicine that keeps you in good health. Only those who fear the Lord can find such a friend.

New Revised Standard Version
Faithful friends are life-saving medicine; and those who fear the Lord will find them.

Contemporary English Version
They are even like medicine that can save your life. And here's how you can have such loyal friends:

New American Bible
Faithful friends are life-saving medicine; those who fear God will find them.

Douay-Rheims Bible
A faithful friend is the medicine of life and immortality: and they that fear the Lord, shall find him.

A faithful friend is the medicine of life and immortality: and they that fear the Lord, shall find him.

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.

Sirach 6:17
He that feareth God, shall likewise have good friendship: because according to him shall his friend be.

Sirach 6:18
My son, from thy youth up receive instruction, and even to thy grey hairs thou shalt find wisdom.