Verse (Click for Chapter) Good News Translation Don't keep company with female musicians; they will trick you. New Revised Standard Version Contemporary English Version New American Bible Douay-Rheims Bible Treasury of Scripture Knowledge Use not much the company of her that is a dancer, and hearken not to her, lest thou perish by the force of her charms. Sirach 9:2Give 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. Sirach 9:5 Gaze not upon a maiden, lest her beauty be a stumblingblock to thee. Sirach 9:6 Give not thy soul to harlots in any point: lest thou destroy thyself and thy inheritance. Context Sirach 9…3Look not upon a woman that hath a mind for many: lest thou fall into her snares. 4Use not much the company of her that is a dancer, and hearken not to her, lest thou perish by the force of her charms. 5Gaze not upon a maiden, lest her beauty be a stumblingblock to thee.… Cross References 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. Sirach 9:5 Gaze not upon a maiden, lest her beauty be a stumblingblock to thee. Sirach 9:6 Give not thy soul to harlots in any point: lest thou destroy thyself and thy inheritance. |