Verse (Click for Chapter) Good News Translation To an ignorant person, wisdom is as useless as a house gone to ruin. He has never even thought about the things he is so sure of. Contemporary English Version Douay-Rheims Bible Treasury of Scripture Knowledge A man of sense will praise every wise word he shall hear, and will apply it to himself: the luxurious man hath heard it, and it shall displease him, and he will cast it behind his back. Sirach 21:16The knowledge of a wise man shall abound like a flood, and his counsel continueth like a fountain of life. Sirach 21:17 The heart of a fool is like a broken vessel, and no wisdom at all shall it hold. Sirach 21:19 The talking of a fool is like a burden in the way: but in the lips of the wise, grace shall be found. Sirach 21:20 The mouth of the prudent is sought after in the church, and they will think upon his words in their hearts. Context Sirach 21…17The heart of a fool is like a broken vessel, and no wisdom at all shall it hold. 18A man of sense will praise every wise word he shall hear, and will apply it to himself: the luxurious man hath heard it, and it shall displease him, and he will cast it behind his back. 19The talking of a fool is like a burden in the way: but in the lips of the wise, grace shall be found.… Cross References Sirach 21:16 The knowledge of a wise man shall abound like a flood, and his counsel continueth like a fountain of life. Sirach 21:17 The heart of a fool is like a broken vessel, and no wisdom at all shall it hold. Sirach 21:19 The talking of a fool is like a burden in the way: but in the lips of the wise, grace shall be found. Sirach 21:20 The mouth of the prudent is sought after in the church, and they will think upon his words in their hearts. |
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