Verse (Click for Chapter) Good News Translation No poison is deadlier than the poison of a snake, and no anger is deadlier than the anger of a woman. New Revised Standard Version Contemporary English Version New American Bible Douay-Rheims Bible Treasury of Scripture Knowledge Blessed is the man, to whom it is given to have the fear of God: he that holdeth it, to whom shall he be likened? Sirach 25:13How great is he that findeth wisdom and knowledge! but there is none above him that feareth the Lord. Sirach 25:14 The fear of God hath set itself above all things: Sirach 25:16 The fear of God is the beginning of his love: and the beginning of faith is to be fast joined unto it. Sirach 25:17 The sadness of the heart is every plague: and the wickedness of a woman is all evil. Context Sirach 25…14The fear of God hath set itself above all things: 15Blessed is the man, to whom it is given to have the fear of God: he that holdeth it, to whom shall he be likened? 16The fear of God is the beginning of his love: and the beginning of faith is to be fast joined unto it.… Cross References Sirach 25:13 How great is he that findeth wisdom and knowledge! but there is none above him that feareth the Lord. Sirach 25:14 The fear of God hath set itself above all things: Sirach 25:16 The fear of God is the beginning of his love: and the beginning of faith is to be fast joined unto it. Sirach 25:17 The sadness of the heart is every plague: and the wickedness of a woman is all evil. |