Verse (Click for Chapter) Good News Translation When a man marries, he gets the finest thing he will ever have--a wife to help and encourage him. Contemporary English Version Douay-Rheims Bible Treasury of Scripture Knowledge The beauty of a woman cheereth the countenance of her husband, and a man desireth nothing more. Sirach 36:22A perverse heart will cause grief, and a man of experience will resist it. Sirach 36:23 A woman will receive every man: yet one daughter is better than another. Sirach 36:25 If she have a tongue that can cure, and likewise mitigate and shew mercy: her husband is not like other men. Sirach 36:26 He that possesseth a good wife, beginneth a possession: she is a help like to himself, and a pillar of rest. Context Sirach 36…23A woman will receive every man: yet one daughter is better than another. 24The beauty of a woman cheereth the countenance of her husband, and a man desireth nothing more. 25If she have a tongue that can cure, and likewise mitigate and shew mercy: her husband is not like other men.… Cross References Sirach 36:22 A perverse heart will cause grief, and a man of experience will resist it. Sirach 36:23 A woman will receive every man: yet one daughter is better than another. Sirach 36:25 If she have a tongue that can cure, and likewise mitigate and shew mercy: her husband is not like other men. Sirach 36:26 He that possesseth a good wife, beginneth a possession: she is a help like to himself, and a pillar of rest. |
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