Treasury of Scripture Knowledge As a yoke of oxen that is moved to and fro, so also is a wicked woman: he that hath hold of her, is as he that taketh hold of a scorpion. Sirach 26:8A jealous woman is the grief and mourning of the heart. Sirach 26:9 With a jealous woman is a scourge of the tongue which communicateth with all. Sirach 26:11 A drunken woman is a great wrath: and her reproach and shame shall not be hid. Sirach 26:12 The fornication of a woman shall be known by the haughtiness of her eyes and by her eyelids. Context Sirach 26…9With a jealous woman is a scourge of the tongue which communicateth with all. 10As a yoke of oxen that is moved to and fro, so also is a wicked woman: he that hath hold of her, is as he that taketh hold of a scorpion. 11A drunken woman is a great wrath: and her reproach and shame shall not be hid.… Cross References Sirach 26:8 A jealous woman is the grief and mourning of the heart. Sirach 26:9 With a jealous woman is a scourge of the tongue which communicateth with all. Sirach 26:11 A drunken woman is a great wrath: and her reproach and shame shall not be hid. Sirach 26:12 The fornication of a woman shall be known by the haughtiness of her eyes and by her eyelids. |
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