Verse (Click for Chapter) Good News Translation He destroyed some so completely that they are not even remembered any more. New Revised Standard Version Contemporary English Version New American Bible Douay-Rheims Bible Treasury of Scripture Knowledge God hath overturned the thrones of proud princes, and hath set up the meek in their stead. Sirach 10:15Because his heart is departed from him that made him: for pride is the beginning of all sin: he that holdeth it, shall be filled with maledictions, and it shall ruin him in the end. Sirach 10:16 Therefore hath the Lord disgraced the assemblies of the wicked, and hath utterly destroyed them. Sirach 10:18 God hath made the roots of proud nations to wither, and hath planted the humble of these nations. Sirach 10:19 The Lord hath overthrown the lands of the Gentiles, and hath destroyed them even to the foundation. Context Sirach 10…16Therefore hath the Lord disgraced the assemblies of the wicked, and hath utterly destroyed them. 17God hath overturned the thrones of proud princes, and hath set up the meek in their stead. 18God hath made the roots of proud nations to wither, and hath planted the humble of these nations.… Cross References Sirach 10:15 Because his heart is departed from him that made him: for pride is the beginning of all sin: he that holdeth it, shall be filled with maledictions, and it shall ruin him in the end. Sirach 10:16 Therefore hath the Lord disgraced the assemblies of the wicked, and hath utterly destroyed them. Sirach 10:18 God hath made the roots of proud nations to wither, and hath planted the humble of these nations. Sirach 10:19 The Lord hath overthrown the lands of the Gentiles, and hath destroyed them even to the foundation. |