Sirach 28
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Sirach 28
1 #
Deut 32.35; Job 14.16; Rom 12.19 The vengeful will face the Lord’s vengeance,
for he keeps a strict account of#28.1 Other ancient authorities read for he firmly establishes their sins.
2 #
Mt 6.14; Mk 11.25 Forgive your neighbor the wrong he has done,
and then your sins will be pardoned when you pray.
3 #
Mt 18.23–35
Does anyone harbor anger against another
and expect healing from the Lord?
4If people have no mercy toward those like themselves,
can they then seek pardon for their own sins?
5If mere mortals harbor wrath,
who will make an atoning sacrifice for their sins?
6 #
Sir 7.36
Remember the end of your life and set enmity aside;
remember corruption and death and be true to the commandments.
7 #
Lev 19.18; Mk 12.33 Remember the commandments and do not be angry with your neighbor;
remember the covenant of the Most High and overlook faults.
8 #
Sir 8.16
Refrain from strife, and your sins will be fewer,
for the hot-tempered kindle strife
9 #
Prov 6.12, 14, 19 and the sinner disrupts friendships
and sows discord among those who are at peace.
10In proportion to the fuel, so will the fire burn,
and in proportion to the obstinacy, so will strife increase;#28.10 Other ancient authorities read burn
in proportion to people’s strength will be their anger,
and in proportion to their wealth they will increase their wrath.
11A hasty quarrel kindles a fire,
and a hasty dispute sheds blood.
The Evil Tongue
12 #
Jas 3.10
If you blow on a spark, it will glow;
if you spit on it, it will be put out,
yet both come out of your mouth.
13 #
Sir 5.14
Curse the gossips and the double-tongued,
for they destroy the peace of many.
14Slander#28.14 Gk A third tongue has shaken many
and scattered them from nation to nation;
it has destroyed strong cities
and overturned the houses of the great.
15Slander#28.15 Gk A third tongue has driven courageous women from their homes
and deprived them of the fruit of their toil.
16Those who pay heed to slander#28.16 Gk it will not find rest,
nor will they settle down in peace.
17 #
Sir 23.10
The blow of a whip raises a welt,
but a blow of the tongue crushes the bones.
18 #
Jas 3.8
Many have fallen by the edge of the sword,
but not as many as have fallen because of the tongue.
19Happy is the one who is protected from it,
who has not been exposed to its anger,
who has not borne its yoke,
and who has not been bound with its fetters.
20 #
Mt 11.30
For its yoke is a yoke of iron,
and its fetters are fetters of bronze;
21its death is an evil death,
and Hades is preferable to it.
22 #
Sir 8.10; Jas 3.6 It has no power over the godly;
they will not be burned in its flame.
23 #
Hos 13.7; Sir 27.10, 28 Those who forsake the Lord will fall into its power;
it will burn among them and will not be put out.
It will be sent out against them like a lion;
like a leopard it will mangle them.
24a #
Sir 36.30
Look! Fence in your property with thorns,
25 #
Sir 21.25; 22.27 band make a door and a bolt for your mouth.
24bLock up your silver and gold,
25aand make balances and scales for your words.
26Take care not to err with your tongue#28.26 Gk with it
and fall victim to one lying in wait.
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