Sirach 19:5
Good News Translation
If wickedness makes you happy, you will be condemned.

New Revised Standard Version
One who rejoices in wickedness will be condemned,

Contemporary English Version
And if you are happy about evil, you will be judged guilty.

New American Bible
Whoever gloats over evil will be destroyed,

Douay-Rheims Bible
He that rejoiceth in iniquity, shall be censured, and he that hateth chastisement, shall have less life: and he that hateth babbling, extinguisheth evil.

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

He that rejoiceth in iniquity, shall be censured, and he that hateth chastisement, shall have less life: and he that hateth babbling, extinguisheth evil.

Sirach 19:3
And he that joineth himself to harlots, will be wicked. Rottenness and worms shall inherit him, and he shall be lifted up for a greater example, and his soul shall be taken away out of the number.

Sirach 19:4
He that is hasty to give credit, is light of heart, and shall be lessened: and he that sinneth against his own soul, shall be despised.

Sirach 19:6
He that sinneth against his own soul, shall repent: and he that is delighted with wickedness, shall be condemned.

Sirach 19:7
Rehearse not again a wicked and harsh word, and thou shalt not fare the worse.

Context
Sirach 19
4He that is hasty to give credit, is light of heart, and shall be lessened: and he that sinneth against his own soul, shall be despised. 5He that rejoiceth in iniquity, shall be censured, and he that hateth chastisement, shall have less life: and he that hateth babbling, extinguisheth evil. 6He that sinneth against his own soul, shall repent: and he that is delighted with wickedness, shall be condemned.…
Cross References
Sirach 19:3
And he that joineth himself to harlots, will be wicked. Rottenness and worms shall inherit him, and he shall be lifted up for a greater example, and his soul shall be taken away out of the number.

Sirach 19:4
He that is hasty to give credit, is light of heart, and shall be lessened: and he that sinneth against his own soul, shall be despised.

Sirach 19:6
He that sinneth against his own soul, shall repent: and he that is delighted with wickedness, shall be condemned.

Sirach 19:7
Rehearse not again a wicked and harsh word, and thou shalt not fare the worse.



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