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Sirach 6:14 - Meaning and Application

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Translation: World English Bible — Catholic Edition

" A faithful friend is a strong defense. He who has found him has found a treasure. "

Sirach 6:14

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12 If you are brought low, he will be against you, and will hide himself from your face.

13 Separate yourself from your enemies, and beware of your friends.

14 A faithful friend is a strong defense. He who has found him has found a treasure.

15 There is nothing that can be taken in exchange for a faithful friend. His excellency is beyond price.

16 A faithful friend is a life-saving medicine. Those who fear the Lord will find him.

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"Those who trust him will understand truth. The faithful will live with him in love, because grace and mercy are with his chosen ones."

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Sirach 6:1

"Don’t become an enemy instead of a friend; for an evil name will inherit shame and reproach. So it is with the sinner who has a double tongue."

Sirach 6:2

"Don’t exalt yourself in the counsel of your soul, that your soul not be torn in pieces like a bull."

Sirach 6:3

"You will eat up your leaves, destroy your fruit, and leave yourself like a dry tree."

Sirach 6:4

"A wicked soul will destroy him who has it, and will make him a laughing stock to his enemies."

Sirach 6:5

"Sweet words will multiply a man’s friends. A gracious tongue will multiply courtesies."

Sirach 6:6

"Let those that are at peace with you be many, but your advisers one of a thousand."

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