Sirach 8:10
Good News Translation
You should not provide a sinner with more opportunity to sin. You might get hurt yourself; it's as easy as getting burned while adding logs to a fire.

New Revised Standard Version
Do not kindle the coals of sinners, or you may be burned in their flaming fire.

Contemporary English Version
Don't encourage sinners to sin; they might blaze up like a fire and you would get burned.

New American Bible
Do not kindle the coals of sinners, lest you be burned in their flaming fire.

Douay-Rheims Bible
For of them thou shalt learn wisdom, and instruction of understanding, and to serve great men without blame.

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For of them thou shalt learn wisdom, and instruction of understanding, and to serve great men without blame.

Sirach 8:8
Rejoice not at the death of thy enemy; knowing that we all die, and are not willing that others should rejoice at our death.

Sirach 8:9
Despise not the discourse of them that are ancient and wise, but acquaint thyself with their proverbs.

Sirach 8:11
Let not the discourse of the ancients escape thee, for they have learned of their fathers:

Sirach 8:12
For of them thou shalt learn understanding, and to give an answer in time of need.

Context
Sirach 8
9Despise not the discourse of them that are ancient and wise, but acquaint thyself with their proverbs. 10For of them thou shalt learn wisdom, and instruction of understanding, and to serve great men without blame. 11Let not the discourse of the ancients escape thee, for they have learned of their fathers:…
Cross References
Sirach 8:8
Rejoice not at the death of thy enemy; knowing that we all die, and are not willing that others should rejoice at our death.

Sirach 8:9
Despise not the discourse of them that are ancient and wise, but acquaint thyself with their proverbs.

Sirach 8:11
Let not the discourse of the ancients escape thee, for they have learned of their fathers:

Sirach 8:12
For of them thou shalt learn understanding, and to give an answer in time of need.



(Sir. Si Ecclesiasticus eccles eccl)

Sirach 8:9
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