Verse (Click for Chapter) Good News Translation If such a person gives you something, it won't do any good; it won't be as valuable as he thinks it is. New Revised Standard Version Contemporary English Version New American Bible Douay-Rheims Bible Treasury of Scripture Knowledge The gift of the fool shall do thee no good: for his eyes are sevenfold. Sirach 20:12There is that buyeth much for a small price, and restoreth the same sevenfold. Sirach 20:13 A man wise in words shall make himself beloved: but the graces of fools shall be poured out. Sirach 20:15 He will give a few things, and upbraid much: and the opening of his mouth is the kindling of a fire. Sirach 20:16 To day a man lendeth, and to morrow he asketh it again: such a man as this is hateful. Context Sirach 20…13A man wise in words shall make himself beloved: but the graces of fools shall be poured out. 14The gift of the fool shall do thee no good: for his eyes are sevenfold. 15He will give a few things, and upbraid much: and the opening of his mouth is the kindling of a fire.… Cross References Sirach 20:12 There is that buyeth much for a small price, and restoreth the same sevenfold. Sirach 20:13 A man wise in words shall make himself beloved: but the graces of fools shall be poured out. Sirach 20:15 He will give a few things, and upbraid much: and the opening of his mouth is the kindling of a fire. Sirach 20:16 To day a man lendeth, and to morrow he asketh it again: such a man as this is hateful. |