Verse (Click for Chapter) Good News Translation Guaranteeing loans has ruined many prosperous people and caused them unsettling storms of trouble. New Revised Standard Version Contemporary English Version New American Bible Douay-Rheims Bible Treasury of Scripture Knowledge It shall fight for thee against thy enemy. Sirach 29:15Shut up alms in the heart of the poor, and it shall obtain help for thee against all evil. Sirach 29:16 Better than the shield of the mighty, and better than the spear: Sirach 29:18 A good man is surety for his neighbour: and he that hath lost shame, will leave him to himself. Sirach 29:19 Forget not the kindness of thy surety: for he hath given his life for thee. Context Sirach 29…16Better than the shield of the mighty, and better than the spear: 17It shall fight for thee against thy enemy. 18A good man is surety for his neighbour: and he that hath lost shame, will leave him to himself.… Cross References Sirach 29:15 Shut up alms in the heart of the poor, and it shall obtain help for thee against all evil. Sirach 29:16 Better than the shield of the mighty, and better than the spear: Sirach 29:18 A good man is surety for his neighbour: and he that hath lost shame, will leave him to himself. Sirach 29:19 Forget not the kindness of thy surety: for he hath given his life for thee. |
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