Verse (Click for Chapter) Good News Translation and the really great one: someone who is wise. But the greatest one of all is the person who fears the Lord. New Revised Standard Version Contemporary English Version New American Bible Douay-Rheims Bible Treasury of Scripture Knowledge A man that hath joy of his children: and he that liveth and seeth the fall of his enemies. Sirach 25:8Much experience is the crown of old men, and the fear of God is their glory. Sirach 25:9 Nine things that are not to be imagined by the heart have I magnified, and the tenth I will utter to men with my tongue. Sirach 25:11 Blessed is he that dwelleth with a wise woman, and that hath not slipped with his tongue, and that hath not served such as are unworthy of him. Sirach 25:12 Blessed is he that findeth a true friend, and that declareth justice to an ear that heareth. Context Sirach 25…9Nine things that are not to be imagined by the heart have I magnified, and the tenth I will utter to men with my tongue. 10A man that hath joy of his children: and he that liveth and seeth the fall of his enemies. 11Blessed is he that dwelleth with a wise woman, and that hath not slipped with his tongue, and that hath not served such as are unworthy of him.… Cross References Sirach 25:8 Much experience is the crown of old men, and the fear of God is their glory. Sirach 25:9 Nine things that are not to be imagined by the heart have I magnified, and the tenth I will utter to men with my tongue. Sirach 25:11 Blessed is he that dwelleth with a wise woman, and that hath not slipped with his tongue, and that hath not served such as are unworthy of him. Sirach 25:12 Blessed is he that findeth a true friend, and that declareth justice to an ear that heareth. |
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