Verse (Click for Chapter) Good News Translation Sin waits for those looking for a chance to sin, just as a lion waits for prey. New Revised Standard Version Contemporary English Version New American Bible Douay-Rheims Bible Treasury of Scripture Knowledge Birds resort unto their like: so truth will return to them that practise her. Sirach 27:8Praise not a man before he speaketh, for this is the trial of men. Sirach 27:9 If thou followest justice, thou shalt obtain her: and shalt put her on as a long robe of honour, and thou shalt dwell with her: and she shall protect thee for ever, and in the day of acknowledgment thou shalt find a strong foundation. Sirach 27:11 The lion always lieth in wait for prey: so do sins for them that work iniquities. Sirach 27:12 A holy man continueth in wisdom as the sun: but a fool is changed as the moon. Context Sirach 27…9If thou followest justice, thou shalt obtain her: and shalt put her on as a long robe of honour, and thou shalt dwell with her: and she shall protect thee for ever, and in the day of acknowledgment thou shalt find a strong foundation. 10Birds resort unto their like: so truth will return to them that practise her. 11The lion always lieth in wait for prey: so do sins for them that work iniquities.… Cross References Sirach 27:8 Praise not a man before he speaketh, for this is the trial of men. Sirach 27:9 If thou followest justice, thou shalt obtain her: and shalt put her on as a long robe of honour, and thou shalt dwell with her: and she shall protect thee for ever, and in the day of acknowledgment thou shalt find a strong foundation. Sirach 27:11 The lion always lieth in wait for prey: so do sins for them that work iniquities. Sirach 27:12 A holy man continueth in wisdom as the sun: but a fool is changed as the moon. |
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