Sirach 6:7

ASV Byzantine Text

If thou wouldest get thee a friend, get him by proving, And be not in haste to trust him.

Matupi Chin Standard Bible 2019

Paya la khueh na ngaih vaengah khaw, nuemnai lamtah khueh amih te cukhat la uepnah boeh.

Clementine Vulgate 1598

Si possides amicum, in tentatione posside eum, et ne facile credas ei.

Brenton English Septuagint

If thou wouldest get a friend, prove him first, and be not hasty to credit him.

Dutch Bible, Petrus Canisius

Wint ge een vriend, doe het door beproeving, En stel niet te gauw in hem uw vertrouwen.

Douay-Rheims 1899

If thou wouldst get a friend, try him before thou takest him, and do not credit him easily.

King James Version + Apocrypha

If thou wouldest get a friend, prove him first and be not hasty to credit him.

KJV Cambridge Paragraph

If thou wouldest get a friend, prove him first, And be not hasty to credit him.

LXX2012 U. S. English

If you would get a friend, prove him first and be not hasty to credit him.

British English Septuagint 2012

If you would get a friend, prove him first and be not hasty to credit him.

Revised Version

If thou wouldest get thee a friend, get him by proving, And be not in haste to trust him.

French Free Holy Bible for the World

Si tu veux gagner un ami, trouve-le dans un temps d'épreuve, et ne soyez pas pressé de lui faire confiance.

Spanish BLL

Si quieres ganar un amigo, consíguelo en tiempo de prueba, y no te apresures a confiar en él.

Spanish Free Bible for the World

Si quieres ganar un amigo, consíguelo en un momento de prueba, y no tengas prisa por confiar en él.

Croatian Bible

Ako želiš imati prijatelja, steci ga kušanjem i nemoj se prebrzo u nj pouzdati.

Updated Brenton English Septuagint

If thou wouldest get a friend, prove him first, And be not hasty to credit him.

World English Bible (Catholic)

If you want to gain a friend, get him in a time of testing, and don’t be in a hurry to trust him.

World English Bible British Edition with Deuterocanon

If you want to gain a friend, get him in a time of testing, and don’t be in a hurry to trust him.

World English Bible Classic

If you want to gain a friend, get him in a time of testing, and don’t be in a hurry to trust him.

World English Bible Updated

If you want to gain a friend, get him in a time of testing, and don’t be in a hurry to trust him.

SEPTUAGINTA

εἰ κτᾶσαι φίλον, ἐν πειρασμῷ κτῆσαι αὐτόν, καὶ μὴ ταχὺ ἐμπιστεύσῃς αὐτῷ·

Brenton Septuagint

Εἰ κτᾶσαι φίλον, ἐν πειρασμῷ κτῆσαι αὐτόν, καὶ μὴ ταχὺ ἐμπιστεύσῃς αὐτῷ.

Mashi Bible

Nka walonza omwîra, orhangimurhangula, orhayirukiraga wâmubwîra amahwe gâwe.

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