Verse (Click for Chapter) Good News Translation Unless you are determined in your fear of the Lord, your house is going to come down on you. New Revised Standard Version Contemporary English Version New American Bible Douay-Rheims Bible Treasury of Scripture Knowledge Sin shall be destroyed with the sinner. Sirach 27:1Through poverty many have sinned: and he that seeketh to be enriched, turneth away his eye. Sirach 27:2 As a stake sticketh fast in the midst of the joining of stones, so also in the midst of selling and buying, sin shall stick fast. Sirach 27:4 Unless thou hold thyself diligently in the fear of the Lord, thy house shall quickly be overthrown. Sirach 27:5 As when one sifteth with a sieve, the dust will remain: so will the perplexity of a man in his thoughts. Context Sirach 27…2As a stake sticketh fast in the midst of the joining of stones, so also in the midst of selling and buying, sin shall stick fast. 3Sin shall be destroyed with the sinner. 4Unless thou hold thyself diligently in the fear of the Lord, thy house shall quickly be overthrown.… Cross References Sirach 27:1 Through poverty many have sinned: and he that seeketh to be enriched, turneth away his eye. Sirach 27:2 As a stake sticketh fast in the midst of the joining of stones, so also in the midst of selling and buying, sin shall stick fast. Sirach 27:4 Unless thou hold thyself diligently in the fear of the Lord, thy house shall quickly be overthrown. Sirach 27:5 As when one sifteth with a sieve, the dust will remain: so will the perplexity of a man in his thoughts. |
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