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Ecclesiasticus 6:14
- Ecclesiasticus 6:14 KJV: A faithfull friend is a strong defence: and he that hath found such an one hath found a treasure.
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Harmony of the Gospels. A faithful friend is a sturdy shelter: he that has found one has found a treasure.
14 A faithfull friend is a strong defence: and he that hath found such an one hath found a treasure. 15 Nothing doth countervail a faithful friend, and his excellency is invaluable. 16 A faithful friend is the medicine of life; and they that fear the Lord shall find him.
- Proverbs 27:17 ESV / 13 helpful votes. Iron sharpens iron, and one man sharpens another.
- Proverbs 17:17 ESV / 13 helpful votes. A friend loves at all times, and a brother is born for adversity.
- Proverbs 18:24 ESV / 10 helpful votes. A man of many companions may come to ruin, but there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother.
- Matthew 6:21 ESV / 8 helpful votes. For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.
Ecclesiasticus 6:5-6,14-17 NRSVue. 5 Pleasant speech multiplies friends, and a gracious tongue multiplies courtesies. 6 Let those who are at peace with you be many, but let your advisers be one in a thousand. 14 Faithful friends are a sturdy shelter; whoever finds one has found a treasure. 15 Faithful friends are beyond price; no amount can ...
Ecclesiasticus 6:14-17 KJVAAE. A faithful friend is a strong defense: and he that hath found such an one hath found a treasure. Nothing doth countervail a faithful friend, and his excellency is invaluable. A faithful friend is the medicine of life; and they that fear the Lord shall find him.
True friends are discerned not by prosperity (v. 11), but through the trials of adversity: distress, quarrels (v. 9), sorrow (v. 10) and misfortune (v. 12). Such friends are rare, a gift from God (vv. 14–17).
A faithful friend is a strong defence: and he that hath found him, hath found a treasure. If he humble himself before thee, and hide himself from thy face, thou shalt have unanimous friendship for good. Separate thyself from thy enemies, and take heed of thy friends.
