Verse (Click for Chapter) Good News Translation If she is too self-willed, be on guard, and don't be surprised if she disappoints you. New Revised Standard Version Contemporary English Version New American Bible Douay-Rheims Bible Treasury of Scripture Knowledge A drunken woman is a great wrath: and her reproach and shame shall not be hid. Sirach 26:9With a jealous woman is a scourge of the tongue which communicateth with all. Sirach 26:10 As a yoke of oxen that is moved to and fro, so also is a wicked woman: he that hath hold of her, is as he that taketh hold of a scorpion. Sirach 26:12 The fornication of a woman shall be known by the haughtiness of her eyes and by her eyelids. Sirach 26:13 On a daughter that turneth not away herself, set a strict watch: lest finding an opportunity she abuse herself. Context Sirach 26…10As a yoke of oxen that is moved to and fro, so also is a wicked woman: he that hath hold of her, is as he that taketh hold of a scorpion. 11A drunken woman is a great wrath: and her reproach and shame shall not be hid. 12The fornication of a woman shall be known by the haughtiness of her eyes and by her eyelids.… Cross References Sirach 26:9 With a jealous woman is a scourge of the tongue which communicateth with all. Sirach 26:10 As a yoke of oxen that is moved to and fro, so also is a wicked woman: he that hath hold of her, is as he that taketh hold of a scorpion. Sirach 26:12 The fornication of a woman shall be known by the haughtiness of her eyes and by her eyelids. Sirach 26:13 On a daughter that turneth not away herself, set a strict watch: lest finding an opportunity she abuse herself. |
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