Verse (Click for Chapter) Good News Translation If a person is insolent and arrogant, he may lose everything he has. New Revised Standard Version Contemporary English Version New American Bible Douay-Rheims Bible Treasury of Scripture Knowledge All iniquity is like a two-edged sword, there is no remedy for the wound thereof. Sirach 21:2Flee from sins as from the face of a serpent: for if thou comest near them, they will take hold of thee. Sirach 21:3 The teeth thereof are the teeth of a lion, killing the souls of men. Sirach 21:5 Injuries and wrongs will waste riches: and the house that is very rich shall be brought to nothing by pride: so the substance of the proud shall be rooted out. Sirach 21:6 The prayer out of the mouth of the poor shall reach the ears of God, and judgment shall come for him speedily. Context Sirach 21…3The teeth thereof are the teeth of a lion, killing the souls of men. 4All iniquity is like a two-edged sword, there is no remedy for the wound thereof. 5Injuries and wrongs will waste riches: and the house that is very rich shall be brought to nothing by pride: so the substance of the proud shall be rooted out.… Cross References Sirach 21:2 Flee from sins as from the face of a serpent: for if thou comest near them, they will take hold of thee. Sirach 21:3 The teeth thereof are the teeth of a lion, killing the souls of men. Sirach 21:5 Injuries and wrongs will waste riches: and the house that is very rich shall be brought to nothing by pride: so the substance of the proud shall be rooted out. Sirach 21:6 The prayer out of the mouth of the poor shall reach the ears of God, and judgment shall come for him speedily. |
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