Verse (Click for Chapter) New Revised Standard Version A boor peers into the house from the door, but a cultivated person remains outside. Contemporary English Version New American Bible Douay-Rheims Bible Treasury of Scripture Knowledge A fool lifteth up his voice in laughter: but a wise man will scarce laugh low to himself. Sirach 21:21As a house that is destroyed, so is wisdom to a fool: and the knowledge of the unwise is as words without sense. Sirach 21:22 Doctrine to a fool is as fetters on the feet, and like manacles on the right hand. Sirach 21:24 Learning to the prudent is as an ornament of gold, and like a bracelet upon his right arm. Sirach 21:25 The foot of a fool is soon in his neighbour's house: but a man of experience will be abashed at the person of the mighty. Context Sirach 21…22Doctrine to a fool is as fetters on the feet, and like manacles on the right hand. 23A fool lifteth up his voice in laughter: but a wise man will scarce laugh low to himself. 24Learning to the prudent is as an ornament of gold, and like a bracelet upon his right arm.… Cross References Sirach 21:21 As a house that is destroyed, so is wisdom to a fool: and the knowledge of the unwise is as words without sense. Sirach 21:22 Doctrine to a fool is as fetters on the feet, and like manacles on the right hand. Sirach 21:24 Learning to the prudent is as an ornament of gold, and like a bracelet upon his right arm. Sirach 21:25 The foot of a fool is soon in his neighbour's house: but a man of experience will be abashed at the person of the mighty. |
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