Verse (Click for Chapter) Good News Translation Whoever wants to keep the Law must learn what the Law means. If you fear the Lord in every sense of the term, you will have wisdom. New Revised Standard Version Contemporary English Version New American Bible Douay-Rheims Bible Treasury of Scripture Knowledge The way of sinners is made plain with stones, and in their end is hell, and darkness, and pains. Sirach 21:9He that buildeth his house at other men's charges, is as he that gathereth himself stones to build in the winter. Sirach 21:10 The congregation of sinners is like tow heaped together, and the end of them is a flame of fire. Sirach 21:12 He that keepeth justice shall get the understanding thereof. Sirach 21:13 The perfection of the fear of God is wisdom and understanding. Context Sirach 21…10The congregation of sinners is like tow heaped together, and the end of them is a flame of fire. 11The way of sinners is made plain with stones, and in their end is hell, and darkness, and pains. 12He that keepeth justice shall get the understanding thereof.… Cross References Sirach 21:9 He that buildeth his house at other men's charges, is as he that gathereth himself stones to build in the winter. Sirach 21:10 The congregation of sinners is like tow heaped together, and the end of them is a flame of fire. Sirach 21:12 He that keepeth justice shall get the understanding thereof. Sirach 21:13 The perfection of the fear of God is wisdom and understanding. |