Verse (Click for Chapter) Good News Translation Anger and a hot temper are horrible things, but sinners have both. New Revised Standard Version Contemporary English Version New American Bible Douay-Rheims Bible Treasury of Scripture Knowledge A mischievous counsel shall be rolled back upon the author, and he shall not know from whence it cometh to him. Sirach 27:28If one cast a stone on high, it will fall upon his own head: and the deceitful stroke will wound the deceitful. Sirach 27:29 He that diggeth a pit, shall fall into it: and he that setteth a stone for his neighbour, shall stumble upon it: and he that layeth a snare for another, shall perish in it. Sirach 27:31 Mockery and reproach are of the proud, and vengeance as a lion shall lie in wait for him. Sirach 27:32 They shall perish in a snare that are delighted with the fall of the just: and sorrow shall consume them before they die. Context Sirach 27…29He that diggeth a pit, shall fall into it: and he that setteth a stone for his neighbour, shall stumble upon it: and he that layeth a snare for another, shall perish in it. 30A mischievous counsel shall be rolled back upon the author, and he shall not know from whence it cometh to him. 31Mockery and reproach are of the proud, and vengeance as a lion shall lie in wait for him.… Cross References Sirach 27:28 If one cast a stone on high, it will fall upon his own head: and the deceitful stroke will wound the deceitful. Sirach 27:29 He that diggeth a pit, shall fall into it: and he that setteth a stone for his neighbour, shall stumble upon it: and he that layeth a snare for another, shall perish in it. Sirach 27:31 Mockery and reproach are of the proud, and vengeance as a lion shall lie in wait for him. Sirach 27:32 They shall perish in a snare that are delighted with the fall of the just: and sorrow shall consume them before they die. |
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