Sirach 22:25 - King James Version with Apocrypha - American Edition

²⁵ I will not be ashamed to defend a friend; neither will I hide myself from him.

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Common English Bible

²⁵ I won’t be ashamed to shelter friends, and I won’t hide from them.

Catholic Public Domain Version

²⁵ He who throws a stone at birds will drive them away. So also, he who accuses his friend dissolves the friendship.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

²⁵ He that flingeth a stone at birds, shall drive them away: so he that upbraideth his friend, breaketh friendship.

Good News Translation (US Version)

²⁵ I will never be afraid to protect a friend, and I will never turn a friend away if he needs me.

World English Bible - American English Edition - without Strong's Numbers

²⁵ I won’t be ashamed to shelter a friend. I won’t hide myself from his face.

Sirach 22:25 Cross References