Treasury of Scripture Knowledge A parable coming out of a fool's mouth shall be rejected: for he doth not speak it in due season. Sirach 20:20The slipping of a false tongue is as one that falleth on the pavement: so the fall of the wicked shall come speedily. Sirach 20:21 A man without grace is as a vain fable, it shall be continually in the mouth of the unwise. Sirach 20:23 There is that is hindered from sinning through want, and in his rest he shall be pricked. Sirach 20:24 There is that will destroy his own soul through shamefacedness, and by occasion of an unwise person he will destroy it: and by respect of person he will destroy himself. Context Sirach 20…21A man without grace is as a vain fable, it shall be continually in the mouth of the unwise. 22A parable coming out of a fool's mouth shall be rejected: for he doth not speak it in due season. 23There is that is hindered from sinning through want, and in his rest he shall be pricked.… Cross References Sirach 20:20 The slipping of a false tongue is as one that falleth on the pavement: so the fall of the wicked shall come speedily. Sirach 20:21 A man without grace is as a vain fable, it shall be continually in the mouth of the unwise. Sirach 20:23 There is that is hindered from sinning through want, and in his rest he shall be pricked. Sirach 20:24 There is that will destroy his own soul through shamefacedness, and by occasion of an unwise person he will destroy it: and by respect of person he will destroy himself. |
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