Verse (Click for Chapter) Good News Translation Never repeat what you hear, and you will have no regrets. New Revised Standard Version Contemporary English Version New American Bible Douay-Rheims Bible Treasury of Scripture Knowledge Rehearse not again a wicked and harsh word, and thou shalt not fare the worse. Sirach 19:5He that rejoiceth in iniquity, shall be censured, and he that hateth chastisement, shall have less life: and he that hateth babbling, extinguisheth evil. Sirach 19:6 He that sinneth against his own soul, shall repent: and he that is delighted with wickedness, shall be condemned. Sirach 19:8 Tell not thy mind to friend or foe: and if there be a sin with thee, disclose it not. Sirach 19:9 For he will hearken to thee, and will watch thee, and as it were defending thy sin he will hate thee, and so will he be with thee always. Context Sirach 19…6He that sinneth against his own soul, shall repent: and he that is delighted with wickedness, shall be condemned. 7Rehearse not again a wicked and harsh word, and thou shalt not fare the worse. 8Tell not thy mind to friend or foe: and if there be a sin with thee, disclose it not.… Cross References Sirach 19:5 He that rejoiceth in iniquity, shall be censured, and he that hateth chastisement, shall have less life: and he that hateth babbling, extinguisheth evil. Sirach 19:6 He that sinneth against his own soul, shall repent: and he that is delighted with wickedness, shall be condemned. Sirach 19:8 Tell not thy mind to friend or foe: and if there be a sin with thee, disclose it not. Sirach 19:9 For he will hearken to thee, and will watch thee, and as it were defending thy sin he will hate thee, and so will he be with thee always. |