Verse (Click for Chapter) Good News Translation Devout people, however, cannot be overcome by slander; they cannot be burned by its flames. New Revised Standard Version Contemporary English Version New American Bible Douay-Rheims Bible Treasury of Scripture Knowledge Many have fallen by the edge of the sword, but not so many as have perished by their own tongue. Sirach 28:20He that hearkeneth to it, shall never have rest, neither shall he have a friend in whom he may repose. Sirach 28:21 The stroke of a whip maketh a blue mark: but the stroke of the tongue will break the bones. Sirach 28:23 Blessed is he that is defended from a wicked tongue, that hath not passed into the wrath thereof, and that hath not drawn the yoke thereof, and hath not been bound in its bands. Sirach 28:24 For its yoke is a yoke of iron: and its bands are bands of brass. Context Sirach 28…21The stroke of a whip maketh a blue mark: but the stroke of the tongue will break the bones. 22Many have fallen by the edge of the sword, but not so many as have perished by their own tongue. 23Blessed is he that is defended from a wicked tongue, that hath not passed into the wrath thereof, and that hath not drawn the yoke thereof, and hath not been bound in its bands.… Cross References Sirach 28:20 He that hearkeneth to it, shall never have rest, neither shall he have a friend in whom he may repose. Sirach 28:21 The stroke of a whip maketh a blue mark: but the stroke of the tongue will break the bones. Sirach 28:23 Blessed is he that is defended from a wicked tongue, that hath not passed into the wrath thereof, and that hath not drawn the yoke thereof, and hath not been bound in its bands. Sirach 28:24 For its yoke is a yoke of iron: and its bands are bands of brass. |
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