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they wrote to him on tablets of brass, so as to renew the friendship and alliance, which they had made with Judas and with Jonathan, his brothers. (1 Maccabees 14, 18)
And we wrote down what was said by them in the councils of the people, as follows: ‘Numenius, the son of Antiochus, and Antipater, the son of Jason, ambassadors of the Jews, came to us to renew the former friendship with us. (1 Maccabees 14, 22)
The ambassadors of the Jews, our friends, came to us, to renew the former friendship and alliance, having been sent from Simon, the leader of the priests and the people of the Jews. (1 Maccabees 15, 17)
And taking away those things that had been established by the kings, by reason of the humanitarianism of the Jews, through John, the father of Eupolemus, who formed a friendship and alliance with the Romans, he discharged the legitimate legislations, voiding the oaths of the citizens, and he sanctioned depraved customs. (2 Maccabees 4, 11)
Yet those who stood near, being moved by an iniquitous pity because of long friendship with the man, taking him aside privately, asked that flesh be brought which was lawful for him to eat, so that he could pretend to have eaten, just as the king had commanded, from the flesh of the sacrifice. (2 Maccabees 6, 21)
So then, by doing this, he might be freed from death. And it was because of their old friendship with the man that they performed this kindness for him. (2 Maccabees 6, 22)
It is not good to accept the character of the impious, so as to turn away from true judgment. (Proverbs 18, 5)
lest perhaps he may insult you, when he has heard it, and he might not cease to reproach you. Grace and friendship free a man; preserve these for yourself, lest you fall under reproach. (Proverbs 25, 10)
For the spirit of wisdom is benevolent, and will not release the evil speaker from his talk, because God is a witness of his temperament, and a true examiner of his heart, and an auditor of his words. (Wisdom of Solomon 1, 6)
Let us see, then, if his words are true, and let us test what will happen to him, and then we will know what his end will be. (Wisdom of Solomon 2, 17)
For if he is the true son of God, he will receive him and deliver him from the hands of his adversaries. (Wisdom of Solomon 2, 18)
For the very true beginning of her is the desire for instruction. (Wisdom of Solomon 6, 18)