# Sirach 22:22

**Apocrypha.** Not part of the 66-book Protestant canon. Catholic and Orthodox churches accept these books as deuterocanonical.

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- Edition: kjv-apocrypha
- Canonical: https://apologetics.wiki/apocrypha/sirach/22/22
- Book: [Sirach](https://apologetics.wiki/apocrypha/sirach)
- Chapter: [Sirach 22](https://apologetics.wiki/apocrypha/sirach/22)
- Background: https://apologetics.wiki/apocrypha/sirach#background-and-history
- JSON: https://apologetics.wiki/api/apocrypha/sirach/22/22
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If thou hast opened thy mouth against thy friend, fear not; for there may be a reconciliation: except for upbraiding, or pride, or disclosing of secrets, or a treacherous wound: for for these things every friend will depart.