Verse (Click for Chapter) Good News Translation When things are going well, it is hard to tell who your real friends are, but in hard times you can recognize your enemies; New Revised Standard Version Contemporary English Version New American Bible Douay-Rheims Bible Treasury of Scripture Knowledge A friend shall not be known in prosperity, and an enemy shall not be hidden in adversity. Sirach 12:6Do good to the humble, and give not to the ungodly: hold back thy bread, and give it not to him, lest thereby he overmaster thee. Sirach 12:7 For thou shalt receive twice as much evil for all the good thou shalt have done to him: for the Highest also hateth sinners, and will repay vengeance to the ungodly. Sirach 12:9 In the prosperity of a man, his enemies are grieved: and a friend is known in his adversity. Sirach 12:10 Never trust thy enemy for as a brass pot his wickedness rusteth: Context Sirach 12…7For thou shalt receive twice as much evil for all the good thou shalt have done to him: for the Highest also hateth sinners, and will repay vengeance to the ungodly. 8A friend shall not be known in prosperity, and an enemy shall not be hidden in adversity. 9In the prosperity of a man, his enemies are grieved: and a friend is known in his adversity.… Cross References Sirach 12:6 Do good to the humble, and give not to the ungodly: hold back thy bread, and give it not to him, lest thereby he overmaster thee. Sirach 12:7 For thou shalt receive twice as much evil for all the good thou shalt have done to him: for the Highest also hateth sinners, and will repay vengeance to the ungodly. Sirach 12:9 In the prosperity of a man, his enemies are grieved: and a friend is known in his adversity. Sirach 12:10 Never trust thy enemy for as a brass pot his wickedness rusteth: |
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