Verse (Click for Chapter) Good News Translation Don't feel that you just have to have all sorts of fancy food, and don't be a glutton over any food. New Revised Standard Version Contemporary English Version New American Bible Douay-Rheims Bible Treasury of Scripture Knowledge A wise man shall inherit honour among his people, and his name shall live for ever. Sirach 37:27A wise man shall be filled with blessings, and they that see shall praise him. Sirach 37:28 The life of a man is in the number of his days: but the days of Israel are innumerable. Sirach 37:30 My son, prove thy soul in thy life: and if it be wicked, give it no power: Sirach 37:31 For all things are not expedient for all, and every kind pleaseth not every soul. Context Sirach 37…28The life of a man is in the number of his days: but the days of Israel are innumerable. 29A wise man shall inherit honour among his people, and his name shall live for ever. 30My son, prove thy soul in thy life: and if it be wicked, give it no power:… Cross References Sirach 37:27 A wise man shall be filled with blessings, and they that see shall praise him. Sirach 37:28 The life of a man is in the number of his days: but the days of Israel are innumerable. Sirach 37:30 My son, prove thy soul in thy life: and if it be wicked, give it no power: Sirach 37:31 For all things are not expedient for all, and every kind pleaseth not every soul. |