Verse (Click for Chapter) Good News Translation And trust your own judgment; no one's advice is more reliable. New Revised Standard Version Contemporary English Version New American Bible Douay-Rheims Bible Treasury of Scripture Knowledge Nor with the ungodly of piety, nor with the dishonest of honesty, nor with the field laborer of every work, Sirach 37:11Thy way is good; and then stand on the other side to see what shall befall thee. Sirach 37:12 Treat not with a man without religion concerning holiness, nor with an unjust man concerning justice, nor with a woman touching her of whom she is jealous, nor with a coward concerning war, nor with a merchant about traffic, nor with a buyer of selling, nor with an envious man of giving thanks, Sirach 37:14 Nor with him that worketh by the year of the finishing of the year, nor with an idle servant of much business: give no heed to these in any matter of counsel. Sirach 37:15 But be continually with a holy man, whomsoever thou shalt know to observe the fear of God, Context Sirach 37…12Treat not with a man without religion concerning holiness, nor with an unjust man concerning justice, nor with a woman touching her of whom she is jealous, nor with a coward concerning war, nor with a merchant about traffic, nor with a buyer of selling, nor with an envious man of giving thanks, 13Nor with the ungodly of piety, nor with the dishonest of honesty, nor with the field laborer of every work, 14Nor with him that worketh by the year of the finishing of the year, nor with an idle servant of much business: give no heed to these in any matter of counsel.… Cross References Sirach 37:11 Thy way is good; and then stand on the other side to see what shall befall thee. Sirach 37:12 Treat not with a man without religion concerning holiness, nor with an unjust man concerning justice, nor with a woman touching her of whom she is jealous, nor with a coward concerning war, nor with a merchant about traffic, nor with a buyer of selling, nor with an envious man of giving thanks, Sirach 37:14 Nor with him that worketh by the year of the finishing of the year, nor with an idle servant of much business: give no heed to these in any matter of counsel. Sirach 37:15 But be continually with a holy man, whomsoever thou shalt know to observe the fear of God, |
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