Verse (Click for Chapter) Good News Translation No good ever comes to a person who gives comfort to the wicked; it is not a righteous act. New Revised Standard Version Contemporary English Version New American Bible Douay-Rheims Bible Treasury of Scripture Knowledge For there is no good for him that is always occupied in evil, and that giveth no alms: for the Highest hateth sinners, and hath mercy on the penitent. Sirach 12:1If thou do good, know to whom thou dost it, and there shall be much thanks for thy good deeds. Sirach 12:2 Do good to the just, and thou shalt find great recompense: and if not of him, assuredly of the Lord. Sirach 12:4 Give to the merciful and uphold not the sinner: God will repay vengeance to the ungodly and to sinners, and keep them against the day of vengeance. Sirach 12:5 Give to the good, and receive not a sinner. Context Sirach 12…2Do good to the just, and thou shalt find great recompense: and if not of him, assuredly of the Lord. 3For there is no good for him that is always occupied in evil, and that giveth no alms: for the Highest hateth sinners, and hath mercy on the penitent. 4Give to the merciful and uphold not the sinner: God will repay vengeance to the ungodly and to sinners, and keep them against the day of vengeance.… Cross References Sirach 12:1 If thou do good, know to whom thou dost it, and there shall be much thanks for thy good deeds. Sirach 12:2 Do good to the just, and thou shalt find great recompense: and if not of him, assuredly of the Lord. Sirach 12:4 Give to the merciful and uphold not the sinner: God will repay vengeance to the ungodly and to sinners, and keep them against the day of vengeance. Sirach 12:5 Give to the good, and receive not a sinner. |