Verse (Click for Chapter) Good News Translation A group of people who have no respect for the Law is like a pile of kindling; they will meet a fiery end. New Revised Standard Version Contemporary English Version New American Bible Douay-Rheims Bible Treasury of Scripture Knowledge He that buildeth his house at other men's charges, is as he that gathereth himself stones to build in the winter. Sirach 21:7He that hateth to be reproved walketh in the trace of a sinner: and he that feareth God will turn to his own heart. Sirach 21:8 He that is mighty by a bold tongue is known afar off, but a wise man knoweth to slip by him. Sirach 21:10 The congregation of sinners is like tow heaped together, and the end of them is a flame of fire. Sirach 21:11 The way of sinners is made plain with stones, and in their end is hell, and darkness, and pains. Context Sirach 21…8He that is mighty by a bold tongue is known afar off, but a wise man knoweth to slip by him. 9He that buildeth his house at other men's charges, is as he that gathereth himself stones to build in the winter. 10The congregation of sinners is like tow heaped together, and the end of them is a flame of fire.… Cross References Sirach 21:7 He that hateth to be reproved walketh in the trace of a sinner: and he that feareth God will turn to his own heart. Sirach 21:8 He that is mighty by a bold tongue is known afar off, but a wise man knoweth to slip by him. Sirach 21:10 The congregation of sinners is like tow heaped together, and the end of them is a flame of fire. Sirach 21:11 The way of sinners is made plain with stones, and in their end is hell, and darkness, and pains. |