Verse (Click for Chapter) Good News Translation Some people will be your friends only when it is convenient for them, but they won't stand by you in trouble. New Revised Standard Version Contemporary English Version New American Bible Douay-Rheims Bible Treasury of Scripture Knowledge For there is a friend for his own occasion, and he will not abide in the day of thy trouble. Sirach 6:6Be in peace with many, but let one of a thousand be thy counsellor. Sirach 6:7 If thou wouldst get a friend, try him before thou takest him, and do not credit him easily. Sirach 6:9 And there is a friend that turneth to enmity; and there is a friend that will disclose hatred and strife and reproaches. Sirach 6:10 And there is a friend a companion at the table, and he will not abide in the day of distress. Context Sirach 6…7If thou wouldst get a friend, try him before thou takest him, and do not credit him easily. 8For there is a friend for his own occasion, and he will not abide in the day of thy trouble. 9And there is a friend that turneth to enmity; and there is a friend that will disclose hatred and strife and reproaches.… Cross References Sirach 6:6 Be in peace with many, but let one of a thousand be thy counsellor. Sirach 6:7 If thou wouldst get a friend, try him before thou takest him, and do not credit him easily. Sirach 6:9 And there is a friend that turneth to enmity; and there is a friend that will disclose hatred and strife and reproaches. Sirach 6:10 And there is a friend a companion at the table, and he will not abide in the day of distress. |