Verse (Click for Chapter) Good News Translation The man who is unfaithful to his wife thinks to himself, "No one will ever know. It's dark in here, and no one sees me. I have nothing to worry about. As for the Most High, he won't even notice." New Revised Standard Version Contemporary English Version New American Bible Douay-Rheims Bible Treasury of Scripture Knowledge Remember thy father and thy mother, for thou sittest in the midst of great men: Sirach 23:16For from the merciful all these things shall be taken away, and they shall not wallow in sins. Sirach 23:17 Let not thy mouth be accustomed to indiscreet speech: for therein is the word of sin. Sirach 23:19 Lest God forget thee in their sight, and thou, by thy daily custom be infatuated and suffer reproach: and wish that thou hadst not been born, and curse the day of thy nativity. Sirach 23:20 The man that is accustomed to opprobrious words, will never be corrected all the days of his life. Context Sirach 23…17Let not thy mouth be accustomed to indiscreet speech: for therein is the word of sin. 18Remember thy father and thy mother, for thou sittest in the midst of great men: 19Lest God forget thee in their sight, and thou, by thy daily custom be infatuated and suffer reproach: and wish that thou hadst not been born, and curse the day of thy nativity.… Cross References Sirach 23:16 For from the merciful all these things shall be taken away, and they shall not wallow in sins. Sirach 23:17 Let not thy mouth be accustomed to indiscreet speech: for therein is the word of sin. Sirach 23:19 Lest God forget thee in their sight, and thou, by thy daily custom be infatuated and suffer reproach: and wish that thou hadst not been born, and curse the day of thy nativity. Sirach 23:20 The man that is accustomed to opprobrious words, will never be corrected all the days of his life. |