Sirach 1:22
Good News Translation
There is no excuse for unjustified anger; it can bring about your downfall.

New Revised Standard Version
Unjust anger cannot be justified, for anger tips the scale to one’s ruin.

Contemporary English Version
It is never right to be angry without a good reason, because anger will start you down the path to disaster.

New American Bible
The crown of wisdom is the fear of the Lord, flowering with peace and perfect health.

Douay-Rheims Bible
The fear of the Lord is a crown of wisdom, filling up peace and the fruit of salvation:

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

The fear of the Lord is a crown of wisdom, filling up peace and the fruit of salvation:

Sirach 1:20
To fear God is the fulness of wisdom, and fulness is from the fruits thereof.

Sirach 1:21
She shall fill all her house with her increase, and the storehouses with her treasures.

Sirach 1:23
And it hath seen, and numbered her: but both are the gifts of God.

Sirach 1:24
Wisdom shall distribute knowledge, and understanding of prudence: and exalteth the glory of them that hold her.

Context
Sirach 1
21She shall fill all her house with her increase, and the storehouses with her treasures. 22The fear of the Lord is a crown of wisdom, filling up peace and the fruit of salvation: 23And it hath seen, and numbered her: but both are the gifts of God.…
Cross References
Sirach 1:20
To fear God is the fulness of wisdom, and fulness is from the fruits thereof.

Sirach 1:21
She shall fill all her house with her increase, and the storehouses with her treasures.

Sirach 1:23
And it hath seen, and numbered her: but both are the gifts of God.

Sirach 1:24
Wisdom shall distribute knowledge, and understanding of prudence: and exalteth the glory of them that hold her.



(Sir. Si Ecclesiasticus eccles eccl)

Sirach 1:21
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