Sirach 6:17

17 Those who fear the Lord will direct their friendships well, because they will associate with people of like mind.

Sirach 6:17 In-Context

15 Trustworthy friends have no price, and no one can estimate their worth.

16 Trustworthy friends are life's medicine, and those who fear the Lord will find them.

17 Those who fear the Lord will direct their friendships well, because they will associate with people of like mind.

18 My child, from your youth welcome education, and you will continue to discover Wisdom until you are gray-haired.

19 Approach her like one who plows and one who sows, and wait for her good fruits. When cultivating her, you will labor a little, but you will eat her produce soon.

Footnotes

• [a] LXX because as they are, so are their neighbors