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Ben Sira 6:7
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If thou wouldst get a friend, try him before thou takest him, and do not credit him easily.
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Ben Sira 6:7 In-Context
5
A sweet word multiplieth friends, and appeaseth enemies, and a gracious tongue in a good man aboundeth.
6
Be in peace with many, but let one of a thousand be thy counsellor.
7
If thou wouldst get a friend, try him before thou takest him, and do not credit him easily.
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For there is a friend for his own occasion, and he will not abide in the day of thy trouble.
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And there is a friend that turneth to enmity; and there is a friend that will disclose hatred and strife and reproaches.
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