Verse (Click for Chapter) Good News Translation There is one way of speaking that is like death itself--may no Israelite ever be guilty of it! Devout people do not wallow in such sin, and they will keep away from such behavior. New Revised Standard Version Contemporary English Version New American Bible Douay-Rheims Bible Treasury of Scripture Knowledge A man that sweareth much, shall be filled with iniquity, and a scourge shall not depart from his house. Sirach 23:10And let not the naming of God be usual in thy mouth, and meddle not with the names of saints, for thou shalt not escape free from them. Sirach 23:11 For as a slave daily put to the question, is never without a blue mark: so every one that sweareth, and nameth, shall not be wholly pure from sin. Sirach 23:13 And if he make it void, his sin shall be upon him, and if he dissemble it, he offendeth double: Sirach 23:14 And if he swear in vain, he shall not be justified: for his house shall be filled with his punishment. Context Sirach 23…11For as a slave daily put to the question, is never without a blue mark: so every one that sweareth, and nameth, shall not be wholly pure from sin. 12A man that sweareth much, shall be filled with iniquity, and a scourge shall not depart from his house. 13And if he make it void, his sin shall be upon him, and if he dissemble it, he offendeth double:… Cross References Sirach 23:10 And let not the naming of God be usual in thy mouth, and meddle not with the names of saints, for thou shalt not escape free from them. Sirach 23:11 For as a slave daily put to the question, is never without a blue mark: so every one that sweareth, and nameth, shall not be wholly pure from sin. Sirach 23:13 And if he make it void, his sin shall be upon him, and if he dissemble it, he offendeth double: Sirach 23:14 And if he swear in vain, he shall not be justified: for his house shall be filled with his punishment. |