Sirach 4:26
Good News Translation
Don't be ashamed to confess your sins; there's no point in trying to stop a river from flowing.

New Revised Standard Version
Do not be ashamed to confess your sins, and do not try to stop the current of a river.

Contemporary English Version
Don't try to hide your sins from God-- it would be easier to stop a river from flowing.

New American Bible
Do not be ashamed to acknowledge your sins, and do not struggle against a rushing stream.

Douay-Rheims Bible
Accept no person against thy own person, nor against thy soul a lie.

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Accept no person against thy own person, nor against thy soul a lie.

Sirach 4:24
For thy soul be not ashamed to say the truth.

Sirach 4:25
For there is a shame that bringeth sin, and there is a shame that bringeth glory and grace.

Sirach 4:27
Reverence not thy neighbour in his fall:

Sirach 4:28
And refrain not to speak in the time of salvation. Hide not thy wisdom in her beauty.

Context
Sirach 4
25For there is a shame that bringeth sin, and there is a shame that bringeth glory and grace. 26Accept no person against thy own person, nor against thy soul a lie. 27Reverence not thy neighbour in his fall:…
Cross References
Sirach 4:24
For thy soul be not ashamed to say the truth.

Sirach 4:25
For there is a shame that bringeth sin, and there is a shame that bringeth glory and grace.

Sirach 4:27
Reverence not thy neighbour in his fall:

Sirach 4:28
And refrain not to speak in the time of salvation. Hide not thy wisdom in her beauty.



(Sir. Si Ecclesiasticus eccles eccl)

Sirach 4:25
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