Verse (Click for Chapter) Good News Translation Admit when you are wrong, and you will avoid embarrassment. New Revised Standard Version Contemporary English Version New American Bible Douay-Rheims Bible Treasury of Scripture Knowledge So is he that by violence executeth of the unwise. Sirach 20:1How much better is it to reprove, than to be angry, and not to hinder him that confesseth in prayer. Sirach 20:2 The lust of an eunuch shall deflour a young maiden: Sirach 20:4 How good is it, when thou art reproved, to shew repentance! for so thou shalt escape wilful sin. Sirach 20:5 There is one that holdeth his peace, that is found wise: and there is another that is hateful, that is bold in speech. Context Sirach 20…2The lust of an eunuch shall deflour a young maiden: 3So is he that by violence executeth of the unwise. 4How good is it, when thou art reproved, to shew repentance! for so thou shalt escape wilful sin.… Cross References Sirach 20:1 How much better is it to reprove, than to be angry, and not to hinder him that confesseth in prayer. Sirach 20:2 The lust of an eunuch shall deflour a young maiden: Sirach 20:4 How good is it, when thou art reproved, to shew repentance! for so thou shalt escape wilful sin. Sirach 20:5 There is one that holdeth his peace, that is found wise: and there is another that is hateful, that is bold in speech. |
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