Verse (Click for Chapter) Good News Translation Go where the old people are; find someone who is wise, and stay with him. New Revised Standard Version Contemporary English Version New American Bible Douay-Rheims Bible Treasury of Scripture Knowledge If thou wilt incline thy ear, thou shalt receive instruction: and if thou love to hear, thou shalt be wise. Sirach 6:32Thou shalt put her on as a robe of glory, and thou shalt set her upon thee as a crown of joy. Sirach 6:33 My son, if thou wilt attend to me, thou shalt learn: and if thou wilt apply thy mind, thou shalt be wise. Sirach 6:35 Stand in the multitude of ancients that are wise, and join thyself from thy heart to their wisdom, that thou mayst hear every discourse of God, and the sayings of praise may not escape thee. Sirach 6:36 And if thou see a man of understanding, go to him early in the morning, and let thy foot wear the steps of his doors. Context Sirach 6…33My son, if thou wilt attend to me, thou shalt learn: and if thou wilt apply thy mind, thou shalt be wise. 34If thou wilt incline thy ear, thou shalt receive instruction: and if thou love to hear, thou shalt be wise. 35Stand in the multitude of ancients that are wise, and join thyself from thy heart to their wisdom, that thou mayst hear every discourse of God, and the sayings of praise may not escape thee.… Cross References Sirach 6:32 Thou shalt put her on as a robe of glory, and thou shalt set her upon thee as a crown of joy. Sirach 6:33 My son, if thou wilt attend to me, thou shalt learn: and if thou wilt apply thy mind, thou shalt be wise. Sirach 6:35 Stand in the multitude of ancients that are wise, and join thyself from thy heart to their wisdom, that thou mayst hear every discourse of God, and the sayings of praise may not escape thee. Sirach 6:36 And if thou see a man of understanding, go to him early in the morning, and let thy foot wear the steps of his doors. |