Verse (Click for Chapter) Good News Translation It is painful to listen to them insult each other, and such blustering can lead to violence. New Revised Standard Version Contemporary English Version New American Bible Douay-Rheims Bible Treasury of Scripture Knowledge The speech that sweareth much shall make the hair of the head stand upright: and its irreverence shall make one stop his ears. Sirach 27:13In the midst of the unwise keep in the word till its time: but be continually among men that think. Sirach 27:14 The discourse of sinners is hateful, and their laughter is at the pleasures of sin. Sirach 27:16 In the quarrels of the road is the shedding of blood: and their cursing is a grievous hearing. Sirach 27:17 He that discloseth the secret of a friend loseth his credit, and shall never find a friend to his mind. Context Sirach 27…14The discourse of sinners is hateful, and their laughter is at the pleasures of sin. 15The speech that sweareth much shall make the hair of the head stand upright: and its irreverence shall make one stop his ears. 16In the quarrels of the road is the shedding of blood: and their cursing is a grievous hearing.… Cross References Sirach 27:13 In the midst of the unwise keep in the word till its time: but be continually among men that think. Sirach 27:14 The discourse of sinners is hateful, and their laughter is at the pleasures of sin. Sirach 27:16 In the quarrels of the road is the shedding of blood: and their cursing is a grievous hearing. Sirach 27:17 He that discloseth the secret of a friend loseth his credit, and shall never find a friend to his mind. |