Verse (Click for Chapter) Good News Translation Exchange greetings with many, but take advice from only one person out of a thousand. Contemporary English Version Douay-Rheims Bible Treasury of Scripture Knowledge Be in peace with many, but let one of a thousand be thy counsellor. Sirach 6:4For a wicked soul shall destroy him that hath it, and maketh him to be a joy to his enemies, and shall lead him into the lot of the wicked. Sirach 6:5 A sweet word multiplieth friends, and appeaseth enemies, and a gracious tongue in a good man aboundeth. Sirach 6:7 If thou wouldst get a friend, try him before thou takest him, and do not credit him easily. Sirach 6:8 For there is a friend for his own occasion, and he will not abide in the day of thy trouble. Context Sirach 6…5A sweet word multiplieth friends, and appeaseth enemies, and a gracious tongue in a good man aboundeth. 6Be in peace with many, but let one of a thousand be thy counsellor. 7If thou wouldst get a friend, try him before thou takest him, and do not credit him easily.… Cross References Sirach 6:4 For a wicked soul shall destroy him that hath it, and maketh him to be a joy to his enemies, and shall lead him into the lot of the wicked. Sirach 6:5 A sweet word multiplieth friends, and appeaseth enemies, and a gracious tongue in a good man aboundeth. Sirach 6:7 If thou wouldst get a friend, try him before thou takest him, and do not credit him easily. Sirach 6:8 For there is a friend for his own occasion, and he will not abide in the day of thy trouble. |
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