Verse (Click for Chapter) Good News Translation Do not plow the ground to plant seeds of injustice; you may reap a bigger harvest than you expect. New Revised Standard Version Contemporary English Version New American Bible Douay-Rheims Bible Treasury of Scripture Knowledge My son, sow not evils in the furrows of injustice, and thou shalt not reap them sevenfold. Sirach 7:1Do no evils, and no evils shall lay hold of thee. Sirach 7:2 Depart from the unjust, and evils shall depart from thee. Sirach 7:4 Seek not of the Lord a preeminence, nor of the king the seat of honour. Sirach 7:5 Justify not thyself before God, for he knoweth the heart: and desire not to appear wise before the king. Context Sirach 7…2Depart from the unjust, and evils shall depart from thee. 3My son, sow not evils in the furrows of injustice, and thou shalt not reap them sevenfold. 4Seek not of the Lord a preeminence, nor of the king the seat of honour.… Cross References Sirach 7:1 Do no evils, and no evils shall lay hold of thee. Sirach 7:2 Depart from the unjust, and evils shall depart from thee. Sirach 7:4 Seek not of the Lord a preeminence, nor of the king the seat of honour. Sirach 7:5 Justify not thyself before God, for he knoweth the heart: and desire not to appear wise before the king. |