Verse (Click for Chapter) Douay-Rheims Bible It is a miserable life to go as a guest from house to house: for where a man is a stranger, he shall not deal confidently, nor open his mouth. Treasury of Scripture Knowledge It is a miserable life to go as a guest from house to house: for where a man is a stranger, he shall not deal confidently, nor open his mouth. Sirach 29:28Better is the poor man's fare under a roof of boards, than sumptuous cheer abroad in another man's house. Sirach 29:29 Be contented with little instead of much, and thou shalt not hear the reproach of going abroad. Sirach 29:31 He shall entertain and feed, and give drink to the unthankful, and moreover he shall hear bitter words. Sirach 29:32 Go, stranger, and furnish the table, and give others to eat what thou hast in thy hand. Context Sirach 29…29Be contented with little instead of much, and thou shalt not hear the reproach of going abroad. 30It is a miserable life to go as a guest from house to house: for where a man is a stranger, he shall not deal confidently, nor open his mouth. 31He shall entertain and feed, and give drink to the unthankful, and moreover he shall hear bitter words.… Cross References Sirach 29:28 Better is the poor man's fare under a roof of boards, than sumptuous cheer abroad in another man's house. Sirach 29:29 Be contented with little instead of much, and thou shalt not hear the reproach of going abroad. Sirach 29:31 He shall entertain and feed, and give drink to the unthankful, and moreover he shall hear bitter words. Sirach 29:32 Go, stranger, and furnish the table, and give others to eat what thou hast in thy hand. |
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