Verse (Click for Chapter) New Revised Standard Version Stay away from wrong, and it will turn away from you. Contemporary English Version New American Bible Douay-Rheims Bible Treasury of Scripture Knowledge Depart from the unjust, and evils shall depart from thee. Sirach 6:37Let thy thoughts be upon the precepts of God, and meditate continually on his commandments: and he will give thee a heart, and the desire of wisdom shall be given to thee. Sirach 7:1 Do no evils, and no evils shall lay hold of thee. Sirach 7:3 My son, sow not evils in the furrows of injustice, and thou shalt not reap them sevenfold. Sirach 7:4 Seek not of the Lord a preeminence, nor of the king the seat of honour. Context Sirach 7…1Do no evils, and no evils shall lay hold of thee. 2Depart from the unjust, and evils shall depart from thee. 3My son, sow not evils in the furrows of injustice, and thou shalt not reap them sevenfold.… Cross References Sirach 6:37 Let thy thoughts be upon the precepts of God, and meditate continually on his commandments: and he will give thee a heart, and the desire of wisdom shall be given to thee. Sirach 7:1 Do no evils, and no evils shall lay hold of thee. Sirach 7:3 My son, sow not evils in the furrows of injustice, and thou shalt not reap them sevenfold. Sirach 7:4 Seek not of the Lord a preeminence, nor of the king the seat of honour. |
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