Verse (Click for Chapter) Good News Translation Don't be jealous of the wife you love. You will only be teaching her how to do you harm. New Revised Standard Version Contemporary English Version New American Bible Douay-Rheims Bible Treasury of Scripture Knowledge Be not jealous over the wife of thy bosom, lest she shew in thy regard the malice of a wicked lesson. Sirach 8:21Before 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. Sirach 9:2 Give not the power of thy soul to a woman, lest she enter upon thy strength, and thou be confounded. Sirach 9:3 Look not upon a woman that hath a mind for many: lest thou fall into her snares. Context Sirach 9… 1Be not jealous over the wife of thy bosom, lest she shew in thy regard the malice of a wicked lesson. 2Give not the power of thy soul to a woman, lest she enter upon thy strength, and thou be confounded.… Cross References 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. Sirach 9:2 Give not the power of thy soul to a woman, lest she enter upon thy strength, and thou be confounded. Sirach 9:3 Look not upon a woman that hath a mind for many: lest thou fall into her snares. |