Treasury of Scripture Knowledge Have pity on thy own soul, pleasing God, and contain thyself: gather up thy heart in his holiness: and drive away sadness far from thee. Sirach 30:22Give not up thy soul to sadness, and afflict not thyself in thy own counsel. Sirach 30:23 The joyfulness of the heart, is the life of a man, and a never failing treasure of holiness: and the joy of a man is length of life. Sirach 30:25 For sadness hath killed many, and there is no profit in it. Sirach 30:26 Envy and anger shorten a man's days, and pensiveness will bring old age before the time. Context Sirach 30…23The joyfulness of the heart, is the life of a man, and a never failing treasure of holiness: and the joy of a man is length of life. 24Have pity on thy own soul, pleasing God, and contain thyself: gather up thy heart in his holiness: and drive away sadness far from thee. 25For sadness hath killed many, and there is no profit in it.… Cross References Sirach 30:22 Give not up thy soul to sadness, and afflict not thyself in thy own counsel. Sirach 30:23 The joyfulness of the heart, is the life of a man, and a never failing treasure of holiness: and the joy of a man is length of life. Sirach 30:25 For sadness hath killed many, and there is no profit in it. Sirach 30:26 Envy and anger shorten a man's days, and pensiveness will bring old age before the time. |
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