Verse (Click for Chapter) Good News Translation You should not travel with anyone who is reckless. It will cause you nothing but trouble. He will do any foolish thing he pleases, and you will die with him. New Revised Standard Version Contemporary English Version New American Bible Douay-Rheims Bible Treasury of Scripture Knowledge Lend not to a man that is mightier than thyself: and if thou lendest, count it as lost. Sirach 8:13Kindle not the coals of sinners by rebuking them, lest thou be burnt with the flame of the fire of their sins. Sirach 8:14 Stand not against the face of an injurious person, lest he sit as a spy to entrap thee in thy words. Sirach 8:16 Be not surety above thy power: and if thou be surety, think as if thou wert to pay it. Sirach 8:17 Judge not against a judge: for he judgeth according to that which is just. Context Sirach 8…14Stand not against the face of an injurious person, lest he sit as a spy to entrap thee in thy words. 15Lend not to a man that is mightier than thyself: and if thou lendest, count it as lost. 16Be not surety above thy power: and if thou be surety, think as if thou wert to pay it.… Cross References Sirach 8:13 Kindle not the coals of sinners by rebuking them, lest thou be burnt with the flame of the fire of their sins. Sirach 8:14 Stand not against the face of an injurious person, lest he sit as a spy to entrap thee in thy words. Sirach 8:16 Be not surety above thy power: and if thou be surety, think as if thou wert to pay it. Sirach 8:17 Judge not against a judge: for he judgeth according to that which is just. |
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