Font Size
Wisdom of Ben Sira 4:19-21
New Catholic Bible
Wisdom of Ben Sira 4:19-21
New Catholic Bible
19 However, if he goes astray, she will abandon him
and hand him over to his own destruction.
Knowing How To Discern the True Values
Do Nothing That Will Make You Ashamed[a]
20 Take account of circumstances and beware of evil
so that you will have no cause to be ashamed.
21 There is a shame that leads to sin,
and a shame that is honorable and gracious.
Footnotes
- Wisdom of Ben Sira 4:20 People must be true in their language, and their lives, ways of acting, and speech must be in accord.
