Verse (Click for Chapter) Douay-Rheims Bible Advise not with fools, for they cannot love but such things as please them. Treasury of Scripture Knowledge Advise not with fools, for they cannot love but such things as please them. Sirach 8:18Go not on the way with a bold man, lest he burden thee with his evils: for he goeth according to his own will, and thou shalt perish together with his folly. Sirach 8:19 Quarrel not with a passionate man, and go not into the desert with a bold man: for blood is as nothing in his sight, and where there is no help he will overthrow thee. Sirach 8:21 Before a stranger do no matter of counsel: for thou knowest not what he will bring forth. Sirach 8:22 Open not thy heart to every man: lest he repay thee with an evil turn, and speak reproachfully to thee. Context Sirach 8…19Quarrel not with a passionate man, and go not into the desert with a bold man: for blood is as nothing in his sight, and where there is no help he will overthrow thee. 20Advise not with fools, for they cannot love but such things as please them. 21Before a stranger do no matter of counsel: for thou knowest not what he will bring forth.… Cross References Sirach 8:18 Go not on the way with a bold man, lest he burden thee with his evils: for he goeth according to his own will, and thou shalt perish together with his folly. Sirach 8:19 Quarrel not with a passionate man, and go not into the desert with a bold man: for blood is as nothing in his sight, and where there is no help he will overthrow thee. Sirach 8:21 Before a stranger do no matter of counsel: for thou knowest not what he will bring forth. Sirach 8:22 Open not thy heart to every man: lest he repay thee with an evil turn, and speak reproachfully to thee. |
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