Verse (Click for Chapter) Good News Translation Who deserves honor? The human race does, because people fear the Lord. Who does not deserve honor? The human race does not, because people break the Lord's commands. New Revised Standard Version Contemporary English Version New American Bible Douay-Rheims Bible Treasury of Scripture Knowledge The Lord hath overthrown the lands of the Gentiles, and hath destroyed them even to the foundation. Sirach 10:17God hath overturned the thrones of proud princes, and hath set up the meek in their stead. Sirach 10:18 God hath made the roots of proud nations to wither, and hath planted the humble of these nations. Sirach 10:20 He hath made some of them to wither away, and hath destroyed them, and hath made the memory of them to cease from the earth. Sirach 10:21 God hath abolished the memory of the proud, and hath preserved the memory of them that are humble in mind. Context Sirach 10…18God hath made the roots of proud nations to wither, and hath planted the humble of these nations. 19The Lord hath overthrown the lands of the Gentiles, and hath destroyed them even to the foundation. 20He hath made some of them to wither away, and hath destroyed them, and hath made the memory of them to cease from the earth.… Cross References Sirach 10:17 God hath overturned the thrones of proud princes, and hath set up the meek in their stead. Sirach 10:18 God hath made the roots of proud nations to wither, and hath planted the humble of these nations. Sirach 10:20 He hath made some of them to wither away, and hath destroyed them, and hath made the memory of them to cease from the earth. Sirach 10:21 God hath abolished the memory of the proud, and hath preserved the memory of them that are humble in mind. |