Verse (Click for Chapter) Good News Translation Count yourself lucky if you have been spared the experience of having irresponsible talk directed against you--if you have never had that iron yoke around your neck or those heavy chains on your legs. Contemporary English Version Douay-Rheims Bible Treasury of Scripture Knowledge The tongue of a third person hath cast out valiant women, and deprived them of their labours. Sirach 28:17It hath destroyed the strong cities of the rich, and hath overthrown the houses of great men. Sirach 28:18 It hath cut in pieces the forces of people, and undone strong nations. Sirach 28:20 He that hearkeneth to it, shall never have rest, neither shall he have a friend in whom he may repose. Sirach 28:21 The stroke of a whip maketh a blue mark: but the stroke of the tongue will break the bones. Context Sirach 28…18It hath cut in pieces the forces of people, and undone strong nations. 19The tongue of a third person hath cast out valiant women, and deprived them of their labours. 20He that hearkeneth to it, shall never have rest, neither shall he have a friend in whom he may repose.… Cross References Sirach 28:17 It hath destroyed the strong cities of the rich, and hath overthrown the houses of great men. Sirach 28:18 It hath cut in pieces the forces of people, and undone strong nations. Sirach 28:20 He that hearkeneth to it, shall never have rest, neither shall he have a friend in whom he may repose. Sirach 28:21 The stroke of a whip maketh a blue mark: but the stroke of the tongue will break the bones. |
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