Sirach Chapter 21 (KJV)
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My son, have you sinned?Do it no more;and ask forgiveness for your past sins.
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Flee from sin as from the face of a snake;for if you go near, it will bite you.Its teeth are like lion’s teeth,slaying people’s souls.
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All iniquity is as a two-edged sword.Its stroke has no healing.
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Terror and violence will waste away riches.So the house of an arrogant man will be laid waste.
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Supplication from a poor man’s mouth reaches to the ears ofGod,and his judgment comes speedily.
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One who hates reproof is in the path of the sinner.He who fears the Lord will repent in his heart.
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He who is mighty in tongue is known far away;but the man of understanding knows when he slips.
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He who builds his house with other men’s moneyis like one who gathers stones for his own tomb.
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The congregation of wicked men is as a bundle of towwith a flame of fire at the end of them.
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The way of sinners is paved with stones;and at the end of it is the pit of Hades.
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He who keeps the law becomes master of its intent.The fulfilment of the fear of the Lord is wisdom.
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He who is not clever will not be instructed.There is a cleverness which makes bitterness abound.
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The knowledge of a wise man will be made to abound as a flood,and his counsel as a fountain of life.
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The inward parts of a fool are like a broken vessel.He will hold no knowledge.
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If a man of knowledge hears a wise word,he will commend it and add to it.The wanton man hears it, and it displeases him,so he throws it away behind his back.
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The chatter of a fool is like a burden in the way,but grace will be found on the lips of the wise.
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The utterance of the prudent man will be sought for in the congregation.They will ponder his words in their heart.
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As a house that is destroyed, so is wisdom to a fool.The knowledge of an unwise man is talk without sense.
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Instruction is as fetters on the feet of an unwise man,and as manacles on the right hand.
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A fool lifts up his voice with laughter,but a clever man smiles quietly.
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Instruction is to a prudent man as an ornament of gold,and as a bracelet upon his right arm.
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The foot of a fool rushes into a house,but a man of experience will be ashamed of entering.
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A foolish man peers into the door of a house,but a man who is instructed will stand outside.
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It is rude for someone to listen at a door,but a prudent person will be grieved with the disgrace.
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The lips of strangers will be grieved at these things,but the words of prudent men will be weighed in the balance.
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The heart of fools is in their mouth,but the mouth of wise men is their heart.
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When the ungodly curses an adversary,he curses his own soul.
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A whisperer defiles his own soul,and will be hated wherever he travels.
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