Verse (Click for Chapter) Good News Translation If you eat too much, you'll get sick; if you do it all the time, you'll always have stomach trouble. New Revised Standard Version Contemporary English Version New American Bible Douay-Rheims Bible Treasury of Scripture Knowledge My son, prove thy soul in thy life: and if it be wicked, give it no power: Sirach 37:28The life of a man is in the number of his days: but the days of Israel are innumerable. Sirach 37:29 A wise man shall inherit honour among his people, and his name shall live for ever. Sirach 37:31 For all things are not expedient for all, and every kind pleaseth not every soul. Sirach 37:32 Be not greedy in any feasting, and pour not out thyself upon any meat: Context Sirach 37…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: 31For all things are not expedient for all, and every kind pleaseth not every soul.… Cross References Sirach 37:28 The life of a man is in the number of his days: but the days of Israel are innumerable. Sirach 37:29 A wise man shall inherit honour among his people, and his name shall live for ever. Sirach 37:31 For all things are not expedient for all, and every kind pleaseth not every soul. Sirach 37:32 Be not greedy in any feasting, and pour not out thyself upon any meat: |