Verse (Click for Chapter) Good News Translation Evil desire will destroy you and make you a joke to your enemies. New Revised Standard Version Contemporary English Version New American Bible Douay-Rheims Bible Treasury of Scripture Knowledge For a wicked soul shall destroy him that hath it, and maketh him to be a joy to his enemies, and shall lead him into the lot of the wicked. Sirach 6:2Extol not thyself in the thoughts of thy soul like a bull: lest thy strength be quashed by folly, Sirach 6:3 And it eat up thy leaves, and destroy thy fruit, and thou be left as a dry tree in the wilderness. Sirach 6:5 A sweet word multiplieth friends, and appeaseth enemies, and a gracious tongue in a good man aboundeth. Sirach 6:6 Be in peace with many, but let one of a thousand be thy counsellor. Context Sirach 6…3And it eat up thy leaves, and destroy thy fruit, and thou be left as a dry tree in the wilderness. 4For a wicked soul shall destroy him that hath it, and maketh him to be a joy to his enemies, and shall lead him into the lot of the wicked. 5A sweet word multiplieth friends, and appeaseth enemies, and a gracious tongue in a good man aboundeth.… Cross References Sirach 6:2 Extol not thyself in the thoughts of thy soul like a bull: lest thy strength be quashed by folly, Sirach 6:3 And it eat up thy leaves, and destroy thy fruit, and thou be left as a dry tree in the wilderness. Sirach 6:5 A sweet word multiplieth friends, and appeaseth enemies, and a gracious tongue in a good man aboundeth. Sirach 6:6 Be in peace with many, but let one of a thousand be thy counsellor. |