Sirach 37:27
Good News Translation
My child, as you go through life, keep your appetite under control, and don't eat anything that you know is bad for you.

New Revised Standard Version
My child, test yourself while you live; see what is bad for you and do not give in to it.

Contemporary English Version
Take notice, students, what foods make you feel sick, and stay away from them.

New American Bible
My son, while you are well, govern your appetite, and see that you do not allow it what is bad for you.

Douay-Rheims Bible
A wise man shall be filled with blessings, and they that see shall praise him.

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

A wise man shall be filled with blessings, and they that see shall praise him.

Sirach 37:25
There is a wise man that is wise to his own soul: and the fruit of his understanding is commendable.

Sirach 37:26
A wise man instructeth his own people, and the fruits of his understanding are faithful.

Sirach 37:28
The life of a man is in the number of his days: but the days of Israel are innumerable.

Sirach 37:29
A wise man shall inherit honour among his people, and his name shall live for ever.

Context
Sirach 37
26A wise man instructeth his own people, and the fruits of his understanding are faithful. 27A wise man shall be filled with blessings, and they that see shall praise him. 28The life of a man is in the number of his days: but the days of Israel are innumerable.…
Cross References
Sirach 37:25
There is a wise man that is wise to his own soul: and the fruit of his understanding is commendable.

Sirach 37:26
A wise man instructeth his own people, and the fruits of his understanding are faithful.

Sirach 37:28
The life of a man is in the number of his days: but the days of Israel are innumerable.

Sirach 37:29
A wise man shall inherit honour among his people, and his name shall live for ever.



(Sir. Si Ecclesiasticus eccles eccl)

Sirach 37:26
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