Verse (Click for Chapter) Good News Translation Birds come to roost with those of their own kind, and the habit of honesty comes to those who try to be honest. New Revised Standard Version Contemporary English Version New American Bible Douay-Rheims Bible Treasury of Scripture Knowledge If thou followest justice, thou shalt obtain her: and shalt put her on as a long robe of honour, and thou shalt dwell with her: and she shall protect thee for ever, and in the day of acknowledgment thou shalt find a strong foundation. Sirach 27:7As the dressing of a tree sheweth the fruit thereof, so a word out of the thought of the heart of man. Sirach 27:8 Praise not a man before he speaketh, for this is the trial of men. Sirach 27:10 Birds resort unto their like: so truth will return to them that practise her. Sirach 27:11 The lion always lieth in wait for prey: so do sins for them that work iniquities. Context Sirach 27…8Praise not a man before he speaketh, for this is the trial of men. 9If thou followest justice, thou shalt obtain her: and shalt put her on as a long robe of honour, and thou shalt dwell with her: and she shall protect thee for ever, and in the day of acknowledgment thou shalt find a strong foundation. 10Birds resort unto their like: so truth will return to them that practise her.… Cross References Sirach 27:7 As the dressing of a tree sheweth the fruit thereof, so a word out of the thought of the heart of man. Sirach 27:8 Praise not a man before he speaketh, for this is the trial of men. Sirach 27:10 Birds resort unto their like: so truth will return to them that practise her. Sirach 27:11 The lion always lieth in wait for prey: so do sins for them that work iniquities. |