Verse (Click for Chapter) Good News Translation Don't get into an argument over something that is none of your business. Don't take part in decisions that are being made by sinners. New Revised Standard Version Contemporary English Version New American Bible Douay-Rheims Bible Treasury of Scripture Knowledge Strive not in a matter which doth not concern thee, and sit not in judgment with sinners. Sirach 11:7Before thou inquire, blame no man: and when thou hast inquired, reprove justly. Sirach 11:8 Before thou hear, answer not a word: and interrupt not others in the midst of their discourse. Sirach 11:10 My son, meddle not with many matters: and if thou be rich, thou shalt not be free from sin: for if thou pursue after thou shalt not overtake; and if thou run before thou shalt not escape. Sirach 11:11 There is an ungodly man that laboureth, and maketh haste, and is in sorrow, and is so much the more in want. Context Sirach 11…8Before thou hear, answer not a word: and interrupt not others in the midst of their discourse. 9Strive not in a matter which doth not concern thee, and sit not in judgment with sinners. 10My son, meddle not with many matters: and if thou be rich, thou shalt not be free from sin: for if thou pursue after thou shalt not overtake; and if thou run before thou shalt not escape.… Cross References Sirach 11:7 Before thou inquire, blame no man: and when thou hast inquired, reprove justly. Sirach 11:8 Before thou hear, answer not a word: and interrupt not others in the midst of their discourse. Sirach 11:10 My son, meddle not with many matters: and if thou be rich, thou shalt not be free from sin: for if thou pursue after thou shalt not overtake; and if thou run before thou shalt not escape. Sirach 11:11 There is an ungodly man that laboureth, and maketh haste, and is in sorrow, and is so much the more in want. |