Verse (Click for Chapter) Good News Translation Humble yourself before you are punished with sickness. When you have sinned, show repentance. New Revised Standard Version Contemporary English Version New American Bible Douay-Rheims Bible Treasury of Scripture Knowledge Humble thyself before thou art sick, and in the time of sickness shew thy conversation. Sirach 18:19Before judgment prepare thee justice, and learn before thou speak. Sirach 18:20 Before sickness take a medicine, and before judgment examine thyself, and thou shalt find mercy in the sight of God. Sirach 18:22 Let nothing hinder thee from praying always, and be not afraid to be justified even to death: for the reward of God continueth for ever. Sirach 18:23 Before prayer prepare thy soul: and be not as a man that tempteth God. Context Sirach 18…20Before sickness take a medicine, and before judgment examine thyself, and thou shalt find mercy in the sight of God. 21Humble thyself before thou art sick, and in the time of sickness shew thy conversation. 22Let nothing hinder thee from praying always, and be not afraid to be justified even to death: for the reward of God continueth for ever.… Cross References Sirach 18:19 Before judgment prepare thee justice, and learn before thou speak. Sirach 18:20 Before sickness take a medicine, and before judgment examine thyself, and thou shalt find mercy in the sight of God. Sirach 18:22 Let nothing hinder thee from praying always, and be not afraid to be justified even to death: for the reward of God continueth for ever. Sirach 18:23 Before prayer prepare thy soul: and be not as a man that tempteth God. |