Verse (Click for Chapter) Good News Translation You can't go wrong with a good friend or neighbor, but an intelligent wife is better than either. New Revised Standard Version Contemporary English Version New American Bible Douay-Rheims Bible Treasury of Scripture Knowledge A friend and companion meeting together in season, but above them both is a wife with her husband. Sirach 40:21The flute and the psaltery make a sweet melody, but a pleasant tongue is above them both. Sirach 40:22 Thy eye desireth favour and beauty, but more than these green sown fields. Sirach 40:24 Brethren are a help in the time of trouble, but mercy shall deliver more than they. Sirach 40:25 Gold and silver make the feet stand sure: but wise counsel is above them both. Context Sirach 40…22Thy eye desireth favour and beauty, but more than these green sown fields. 23A friend and companion meeting together in season, but above them both is a wife with her husband. 24Brethren are a help in the time of trouble, but mercy shall deliver more than they.… Cross References Sirach 40:21 The flute and the psaltery make a sweet melody, but a pleasant tongue is above them both. Sirach 40:22 Thy eye desireth favour and beauty, but more than these green sown fields. Sirach 40:24 Brethren are a help in the time of trouble, but mercy shall deliver more than they. Sirach 40:25 Gold and silver make the feet stand sure: but wise counsel is above them both. |