Sirach 25:4
Good News Translation
Sound judgment, good advice, and gray hair go together beautifully.

New Revised Standard Version
How attractive is sound judgment in the gray-haired, and for the aged to possess good counsel!

Contemporary English Version
Good sense and sound advice are beautiful in those whose hair is now gray.

New American Bible
How appropriate is sound judgment in the gray-haired, and good counsel in the elderly!

Douay-Rheims Bible
A poor man that is proud: a rich man that is a liar: an old man that is a fool, and doting.

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

A poor man that is proud: a rich man that is a liar: an old man that is a fool, and doting.

Sirach 25:2
The concord of brethren, and the love of neighbours, and man and wife that agree well together.

Sirach 25:3
Three sorts my soul hateth, and I am greatly grieved at their life:

Sirach 25:5
The things that thou hast not gathered in thy youth, how shalt thou find them in thy old age?

Sirach 25:6
O how comely is judgment for a grey head, and for ancients to know counsel!

Context
Sirach 25
3Three sorts my soul hateth, and I am greatly grieved at their life: 4A poor man that is proud: a rich man that is a liar: an old man that is a fool, and doting. 5The things that thou hast not gathered in thy youth, how shalt thou find them in thy old age?…
Cross References
Sirach 25:2
The concord of brethren, and the love of neighbours, and man and wife that agree well together.

Sirach 25:3
Three sorts my soul hateth, and I am greatly grieved at their life:

Sirach 25:5
The things that thou hast not gathered in thy youth, how shalt thou find them in thy old age?

Sirach 25:6
O how comely is judgment for a grey head, and for ancients to know counsel!



(Sir. Si Ecclesiasticus eccles eccl)

Sirach 25:3
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