Verse (Click for Chapter) Good News Translation If the woman is kind and gentle in her speech, her husband is the most fortunate of men. New Revised Standard Version Contemporary English Version New American Bible Douay-Rheims Bible Treasury of Scripture Knowledge A woman will receive every man: yet one daughter is better than another. Sirach 36:21The palate tasteth venison and the wise heart false speeches. Sirach 36:22 A perverse heart will cause grief, and a man of experience will resist it. Sirach 36:24 The beauty of a woman cheereth the countenance of her husband, and a man desireth nothing more. Sirach 36:25 If she have a tongue that can cure, and likewise mitigate and shew mercy: her husband is not like other men. Context Sirach 36…22A perverse heart will cause grief, and a man of experience will resist it. 23A woman will receive every man: yet one daughter is better than another. 24The beauty of a woman cheereth the countenance of her husband, and a man desireth nothing more.… Cross References Sirach 36:21 The palate tasteth venison and the wise heart false speeches. Sirach 36:22 A perverse heart will cause grief, and a man of experience will resist it. Sirach 36:24 The beauty of a woman cheereth the countenance of her husband, and a man desireth nothing more. Sirach 36:25 If she have a tongue that can cure, and likewise mitigate and shew mercy: her husband is not like other men. |
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