Verse (Click for Chapter) Douay-Rheims Bible A wise heart, and which hath understanding, will abstain from sins, and in the works of justice shall have success. Treasury of Scripture Knowledge A wise heart, and which hath understanding, will abstain from sins, and in the works of justice shall have success. Sirach 3:30The congregation of the proud shall not be healed: for the plant of wickedness shall take root in them, and it shall not be perceived. Sirach 3:31 The heart of the wise is understood in wisdom, and a good ear will hear wisdom with all desire. Sirach 3:33 Water quencheth a flaming fire, and alms resisteth sins: Sirach 3:34 And God provideth for him that sheweth favour: he remembereth him afterwards, and in the time of his fall he shall find a sure stay. Context Sirach 3…31The heart of the wise is understood in wisdom, and a good ear will hear wisdom with all desire. 32A wise heart, and which hath understanding, will abstain from sins, and in the works of justice shall have success. 33Water quencheth a flaming fire, and alms resisteth sins:… Cross References Sirach 3:30 The congregation of the proud shall not be healed: for the plant of wickedness shall take root in them, and it shall not be perceived. Sirach 3:31 The heart of the wise is understood in wisdom, and a good ear will hear wisdom with all desire. Sirach 3:33 Water quencheth a flaming fire, and alms resisteth sins: Sirach 3:34 And God provideth for him that sheweth favour: he remembereth him afterwards, and in the time of his fall he shall find a sure stay. |
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