Sirach 34:9
Good News Translation
A well-traveled person with wide experience knows many things and talks sense.

New Revised Standard Version
An educated person knows many things, and one with much experience knows what he is talking about.

Contemporary English Version
A person who has traveled has learned many things, and knows about them from experience.

New American Bible
A much-traveled person knows many things; and one with much experience speaks sense.

Douay-Rheims Bible
What doth he know, that hath not been tried? A man that hath much experience, shall think of many things: and he that hath learned many things, shall shew forth understanding.

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

What doth he know, that hath not been tried? A man that hath much experience, shall think of many things: and he that hath learned many things, shall shew forth understanding.

Sirach 34:7
For dreams have deceived many, and they have failed that put their trust in them.

Sirach 34:8
The word of the law shall be fulfilled without a lie, and wisdom shall be made plain in the mouth of the faithful.

Sirach 34:10
He that hath no experience, knoweth little: and he that hath been experienced in many things, multiplieth prudence.

Sirach 34:11
He that hath not been tried, what manner of things doth he know? he that hath been surprised, shall abound with subtlety.

Context
Sirach 34
8The word of the law shall be fulfilled without a lie, and wisdom shall be made plain in the mouth of the faithful. 9What doth he know, that hath not been tried? A man that hath much experience, shall think of many things: and he that hath learned many things, shall shew forth understanding. 10He that hath no experience, knoweth little: and he that hath been experienced in many things, multiplieth prudence.…
Cross References
Sirach 34:7
For dreams have deceived many, and they have failed that put their trust in them.

Sirach 34:8
The word of the law shall be fulfilled without a lie, and wisdom shall be made plain in the mouth of the faithful.

Sirach 34:10
He that hath no experience, knoweth little: and he that hath been experienced in many things, multiplieth prudence.

Sirach 34:11
He that hath not been tried, what manner of things doth he know? he that hath been surprised, shall abound with subtlety.



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Sirach 34:8
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