Treasury of Scripture Knowledge Communicate not with an ignorant man, lest he speak ill of thy family. Sirach 8:3For gold and silver hath destroyed many, and hath reached even to the heart of kings, and perverted them. Sirach 8:4 Strive not with a man that is full of tongue, and heap not wood upon his fire. Sirach 8:6 Despise not a man that turneth away from sin, nor reproach him therewith: remember that we are all worthy of reproof. Sirach 8:7 Despise not a man in his old age; for we also shall become old. Context Sirach 8…4Strive not with a man that is full of tongue, and heap not wood upon his fire. 5Communicate not with an ignorant man, lest he speak ill of thy family. 6Despise not a man that turneth away from sin, nor reproach him therewith: remember that we are all worthy of reproof.… Cross References Sirach 8:3 For gold and silver hath destroyed many, and hath reached even to the heart of kings, and perverted them. Sirach 8:4 Strive not with a man that is full of tongue, and heap not wood upon his fire. Sirach 8:6 Despise not a man that turneth away from sin, nor reproach him therewith: remember that we are all worthy of reproof. Sirach 8:7 Despise not a man in his old age; for we also shall become old. |
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