Verse (Click for Chapter) Good News Translation Don't be happy over the death of anyone; remember that all of us must die. New Revised Standard Version Contemporary English Version New American Bible Douay-Rheims Bible Treasury of Scripture Knowledge Despise not a man in his old age; for we also shall become old. Sirach 8:5Communicate not with an ignorant man, lest he speak ill of thy family. Sirach 8:6 Despise not a man that turneth away from sin, nor reproach him therewith: remember that we are all worthy of reproof. 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. Context Sirach 8…6Despise not a man that turneth away from sin, nor reproach him therewith: remember that we are all worthy of reproof. 7Despise not a man in his old age; for we also shall become old. 8Rejoice not at the death of thy enemy; knowing that we all die, and are not willing that others should rejoice at our death.… Cross References Sirach 8:5 Communicate not with an ignorant man, lest he speak ill of thy family. Sirach 8:6 Despise not a man that turneth away from sin, nor reproach him therewith: remember that we are all worthy of reproof. 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. |
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