Verse (Click for Chapter) Good News Translation You can tell how well a tree has been cared for by the fruit it bears, and you can tell a person's feelings by the way he expresses himself. New Revised Standard Version Contemporary English Version New American Bible Douay-Rheims Bible Treasury of Scripture Knowledge The furnace trieth the potter's vessels, and the trial of affliction just men. Sirach 27:4Unless 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. Sirach 27:7 As the dressing of a tree sheweth the fruit thereof, so a word out of the thought of the heart of man. Sirach 27:8 Praise not a man before he speaketh, for this is the trial of men. Context Sirach 27…5As when one sifteth with a sieve, the dust will remain: so will the perplexity of a man in his thoughts. 6The furnace trieth the potter's vessels, and the trial of affliction just men. 7As the dressing of a tree sheweth the fruit thereof, so a word out of the thought of the heart of man.… Cross References 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. Sirach 27:7 As the dressing of a tree sheweth the fruit thereof, so a word out of the thought of the heart of man. Sirach 27:8 Praise not a man before he speaketh, for this is the trial of men. |
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