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Sirach 20:2 - Meaning and Application

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Translation: World English Bible — Catholic Edition

" How good is it to reprove, rather than to be angry. He who confesses will be kept back from harm. "

Sirach 20:2

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1 There is a reproof that is not timely; and there is a person who is wise enough to keep silent.

2 How good is it to reprove, rather than to be angry. He who confesses will be kept back from harm.

4 As is the lust of a eunuch to deflower a virgin, so is he who executes judgments with violence.

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Proverbs 28:13

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"He who conceals his sins doesn’t prosper, but whoever confesses and renounces them finds mercy."

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Sirach 21:6

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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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Proverbs 15:32

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"He who refuses correction despises his own soul, but he who listens to reproof gets understanding."

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1 Timothy 5:20

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"Those who sin, reprove in the sight of all, that the rest also may be in fear."

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"A sinful man shuns reproof, and will find a judgment according to his will."

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Job 20:3

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"I have heard the reproof which puts me to shame. The spirit of my understanding answers me."

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Sirach 20:1

"There is a reproof that is not timely; and there is a person who is wise enough to keep silent."

Sirach 20:4

"As is the lust of a eunuch to deflower a virgin, so is he who executes judgments with violence."

Sirach 20:5

"There is one who keeps silent and is found wise; and there is one who is hated for his much talk."

Sirach 20:6

"There is one who keeps silent, for he has no answer to make; And there is one who keeps silent, knowing when to speak."

Sirach 20:7

"A wise man will be silent until his time has come, but the braggart and fool will miss his time."

Sirach 20:8

"He who uses many words will be abhorred. He who takes authority for himself will be hated in it."

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