This book is not inspired by God and is not part of the Christian canon or the Jewish Tanakh. It is shown only for historical and study purposes. View full explanation Sirach 10:12 - King James Version with Apocrypha - American Edition12 The beginning of pride is when one departeth from God, and his heart is turned away from his Maker. See the chapterMore versionsCommon English Bible12 Human arrogance begins when people rebel against the Lord, and their hearts rebel against the one who made them. See the chapterCatholic Public Domain Version12 A physician causes a sickness to be shortened. So also, a king is here today, and tomorrow he will die. See the chapterDouay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version12 The physician cutteth off it short sickness: so also a king is to day, and to morrow he shall die. See the chapterGood News Translation (US Version)12 Pride has its beginning when a person abandons the Lord, his maker. See the chapterWorld English Bible - American English Edition - without Strong's Numbers12 It is the beginning of pride when a man departs from the Lord. His heart has departed from him who made him. See the chapter |