Verse (Click for Chapter) Good News Translation Give to good people, but do not help sinners. New Revised Standard Version Contemporary English Version Douay-Rheims Bible Treasury of Scripture Knowledge For thou shalt receive twice as much evil for all the good thou shalt have done to him: for the Highest also hateth sinners, and will repay vengeance to the ungodly. Sirach 12:5Give to the good, and receive not a sinner. Sirach 12:6 Do good to the humble, and give not to the ungodly: hold back thy bread, and give it not to him, lest thereby he overmaster thee. Sirach 12:8 A friend shall not be known in prosperity, and an enemy shall not be hidden in adversity. Sirach 12:9 In the prosperity of a man, his enemies are grieved: and a friend is known in his adversity. Context Sirach 12…6Do good to the humble, and give not to the ungodly: hold back thy bread, and give it not to him, lest thereby he overmaster thee. 7For thou shalt receive twice as much evil for all the good thou shalt have done to him: for the Highest also hateth sinners, and will repay vengeance to the ungodly. 8A friend shall not be known in prosperity, and an enemy shall not be hidden in adversity.… Cross References Sirach 12:5 Give to the good, and receive not a sinner. Sirach 12:6 Do good to the humble, and give not to the ungodly: hold back thy bread, and give it not to him, lest thereby he overmaster thee. Sirach 12:8 A friend shall not be known in prosperity, and an enemy shall not be hidden in adversity. Sirach 12:9 In the prosperity of a man, his enemies are grieved: and a friend is known in his adversity. |
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