Sirach 27:9
Good News Translation
Birds come to roost with those of their own kind, and the habit of honesty comes to those who try to be honest.

New Revised Standard Version
Birds roost with their own kind, so honesty comes home to those who practice it.

Contemporary English Version
Just as birds of the same kind come together in a flock, people will be honest with you, if you are honest with them.

New American Bible
Birds nest with their own kind, and honesty comes to those who work at it.

Douay-Rheims Bible
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.

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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 27:7
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.

Sirach 27:10
Birds resort unto their like: so truth will return to them that practise her.

Sirach 27:11
The lion always lieth in wait for prey: so do sins for them that work iniquities.

Context
Sirach 27
8Praise not a man before he speaketh, for this is the trial of men. 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.…
Cross References
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.

Sirach 27:10
Birds resort unto their like: so truth will return to them that practise her.

Sirach 27:11
The lion always lieth in wait for prey: so do sins for them that work iniquities.



(Sir. Si Ecclesiasticus eccles eccl)

Sirach 27:8
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