Verse (Click for Chapter) Good News Translation Don't fall into the habit of coarse, profane talk; it is sinful. New Revised Standard Version Contemporary English Version New American Bible Douay-Rheims Bible Treasury of Scripture Knowledge And if he make it void, his sin shall be upon him, and if he dissemble it, he offendeth double: 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. Sirach 23:12 A man that sweareth much, shall be filled with iniquity, and a scourge shall not depart from his house. Sirach 23:14 And if he swear in vain, he shall not be justified: for his house shall be filled with his punishment. Sirach 23:15 There is also another speech opposite to death, let it not be found in the inheritance of Jacob. Context Sirach 23…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: 14And if he swear in vain, he shall not be justified: for his house shall be filled with his punishment.… Cross References 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 23:12 A man that sweareth much, shall be filled with iniquity, and a scourge shall not depart from his house. Sirach 23:14 And if he swear in vain, he shall not be justified: for his house shall be filled with his punishment. Sirach 23:15 There is also another speech opposite to death, let it not be found in the inheritance of Jacob. |