Verse (Click for Chapter) Good News Translation A leader should be honored by those who follow him, and the Lord honors those who fear him. New Revised Standard Version Contemporary English Version New American Bible Douay-Rheims Bible Treasury of Scripture Knowledge He hath made some of them to wither away, and hath destroyed them, and hath made the memory of them to cease from the earth. Sirach 10:18God 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. Sirach 10:21 God hath abolished the memory of the proud, and hath preserved the memory of them that are humble in mind. Sirach 10:22 Pride was not made for men: nor wrath for the race of women. Context Sirach 10…19The Lord hath overthrown the lands of the Gentiles, and hath destroyed them even to the foundation. 20He hath made some of them to wither away, and hath destroyed them, and hath made the memory of them to cease from the earth. 21God hath abolished the memory of the proud, and hath preserved the memory of them that are humble in mind.… Cross References 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. Sirach 10:21 God hath abolished the memory of the proud, and hath preserved the memory of them that are humble in mind. Sirach 10:22 Pride was not made for men: nor wrath for the race of women. |