Verse (Click for Chapter) Good News Translation Don't think that you can sin and get away with it; the Lord does not mind waiting to punish you. Contemporary English Version Douay-Rheims Bible Treasury of Scripture Knowledge Say not: I have sinned, and what harm hath befallen me? for the most High is a patient rewarder. Sirach 5:2Follow not in thy strength the desires of thy heart: Sirach 5:3 And say not: How mighty am I? and who shall bring me under for my deeds? for God will surely take revenge. Sirach 5:5 Be not without fear about sin forgiven, and add not sin upon sin: Sirach 5:6 And say not: The mercy of the Lord is great, he will have mercy on the multitude of my sins. Context Sirach 5…3And say not: How mighty am I? and who shall bring me under for my deeds? for God will surely take revenge. 4Say not: I have sinned, and what harm hath befallen me? for the most High is a patient rewarder. 5Be not without fear about sin forgiven, and add not sin upon sin:… Cross References Sirach 5:2 Follow not in thy strength the desires of thy heart: Sirach 5:3 And say not: How mighty am I? and who shall bring me under for my deeds? for God will surely take revenge. Sirach 5:5 Be not without fear about sin forgiven, and add not sin upon sin: Sirach 5:6 And say not: The mercy of the Lord is great, he will have mercy on the multitude of my sins. |
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