Treasury of Scripture Knowledge Remember thy father and thy mother, for thou sittest in the midst of great men: Sirach 23:16For from the merciful all these things shall be taken away, and they shall not wallow in sins. Sirach 23:17 Let not thy mouth be accustomed to indiscreet speech: for therein is the word of sin. Sirach 23:19 Lest God forget thee in their sight, and thou, by thy daily custom be infatuated and suffer reproach: and wish that thou hadst not been born, and curse the day of thy nativity. Sirach 23:20 The man that is accustomed to opprobrious words, will never be corrected all the days of his life. Context Sirach 23…17Let not thy mouth be accustomed to indiscreet speech: for therein is the word of sin. 18Remember thy father and thy mother, for thou sittest in the midst of great men: 19Lest God forget thee in their sight, and thou, by thy daily custom be infatuated and suffer reproach: and wish that thou hadst not been born, and curse the day of thy nativity.… Cross References Sirach 23:16 For from the merciful all these things shall be taken away, and they shall not wallow in sins. Sirach 23:17 Let not thy mouth be accustomed to indiscreet speech: for therein is the word of sin. Sirach 23:19 Lest God forget thee in their sight, and thou, by thy daily custom be infatuated and suffer reproach: and wish that thou hadst not been born, and curse the day of thy nativity. Sirach 23:20 The man that is accustomed to opprobrious words, will never be corrected all the days of his life. |
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