Verse (Click for Chapter) Good News Translation Your words count for more than what you give. Even dew gives some relief during a spell of hot weather. New Revised Standard Version Contemporary English Version New American Bible Douay-Rheims Bible Treasury of Scripture Knowledge Shall not the dew assuage the heat? so also the good word is better than the gift. Sirach 18:14He hath mercy on him that receiveth the discipline of mercy, and that maketh haste in his judgments. Sirach 18:15 My son, in thy good deeds, make no complaint, and when thou givest any thing, add not grief by an evil word. Sirach 18:17 Lo, is not a word better than a gift? but both are with a justified man. Sirach 18:18 A fool will upbraid bitterly: and a gift of one ill taught consumeth the eyes. Context Sirach 18…15My son, in thy good deeds, make no complaint, and when thou givest any thing, add not grief by an evil word. 16Shall not the dew assuage the heat? so also the good word is better than the gift. 17Lo, is not a word better than a gift? but both are with a justified man.… Cross References Sirach 18:14 He hath mercy on him that receiveth the discipline of mercy, and that maketh haste in his judgments. Sirach 18:15 My son, in thy good deeds, make no complaint, and when thou givest any thing, add not grief by an evil word. Sirach 18:17 Lo, is not a word better than a gift? but both are with a justified man. Sirach 18:18 A fool will upbraid bitterly: and a gift of one ill taught consumeth the eyes. |
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