Verse (Click for Chapter) Good News Translation This may happen if he doesn't have good sense, if the Lord has not given him tact. New Revised Standard Version Contemporary English Version Douay-Rheims Bible Treasury of Scripture Knowledge A wicked word shall change the heart: out of which four manner of things arise, good and evil, life and death: and the tongue is continually the ruler of them. There is a man that is subtle and a teacher of many, and yet is unprofitable to his own soul. Sirach 37:19But above all these things pray to the most High, that he may direct thy way in truth. Sirach 37:20 In all thy works let the true word go before thee, and steady counsel before every action. Sirach 37:22 A skilful man hath taught many, and is sweet to his own soul. Sirach 37:23 He that speaketh sophistically, is hateful: he shall be destitute of every thing. Context Sirach 37…20In all thy works let the true word go before thee, and steady counsel before every action. 21A wicked word shall change the heart: out of which four manner of things arise, good and evil, life and death: and the tongue is continually the ruler of them. There is a man that is subtle and a teacher of many, and yet is unprofitable to his own soul. 22A skilful man hath taught many, and is sweet to his own soul.… Cross References Sirach 37:19 But above all these things pray to the most High, that he may direct thy way in truth. Sirach 37:20 In all thy works let the true word go before thee, and steady counsel before every action. Sirach 37:22 A skilful man hath taught many, and is sweet to his own soul. Sirach 37:23 He that speaketh sophistically, is hateful: he shall be destitute of every thing. |
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