Verse (Click for Chapter) Good News Translation Anyone who responds to others with acts of kindness is thinking of the future, because he will find help if he ever falls on hard times. Contemporary English Version Douay-Rheims Bible Treasury of Scripture Knowledge The heart of the wise is understood in wisdom, and a good ear will hear wisdom with all desire. Sirach 3:29A wicked heart shall be laden with sorrows, and the sinner will add sin to sin. Sirach 3:30 The congregation of the proud shall not be healed: for the plant of wickedness shall take root in them, and it shall not be perceived. Sirach 3:32 A wise heart, and which hath understanding, will abstain from sins, and in the works of justice shall have success. Sirach 3:33 Water quencheth a flaming fire, and alms resisteth sins: Context Sirach 3…30The congregation of the proud shall not be healed: for the plant of wickedness shall take root in them, and it shall not be perceived. 31The heart of the wise is understood in wisdom, and a good ear will hear wisdom with all desire. 32A wise heart, and which hath understanding, will abstain from sins, and in the works of justice shall have success.… Cross References Sirach 3:29 A wicked heart shall be laden with sorrows, and the sinner will add sin to sin. Sirach 3:30 The congregation of the proud shall not be healed: for the plant of wickedness shall take root in them, and it shall not be perceived. Sirach 3:32 A wise heart, and which hath understanding, will abstain from sins, and in the works of justice shall have success. Sirach 3:33 Water quencheth a flaming fire, and alms resisteth sins: |
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