Sirach 9:16 - King James Version with Apocrypha - American Edition

¹⁶ And let just men eat and drink with thee; and let thy glorying be in the fear of the Lord.

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Common English Bible

¹⁶ Let righteous people be your dinner companions, and let your pride be in the fear of the Lord.

Catholic Public Domain Version

¹⁶ You should not envy the glory and wealth of a sinner. For you do not know what may be his undoing in the future.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

¹⁶ Envy not the glory and riches of a sinner: for thou knowest not what his ruin shall be.

Good News Translation (US Version)

¹⁶ Choose righteous people for your dinner companions. Your chief pride should be your fear of the Lord.

World English Bible - American English Edition - without Strong's Numbers

¹⁶ Let righteous people be companions at your table. Let your glorying be in the fear of the Lord.

Sirach 9:16 Cross References