Sirach 21:6 - Revised Standard Version (RSV-CI)

⁶ Whoever hates reproof walks in the steps of the sinner, but he that fears the Lord will repent in his heart.

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Common English Bible

⁶ Anyone who hates reproof walks in the footsteps of a sinner, and those who fear the Lord will turn back to him from the heart.

Catholic Public Domain Version

⁶ Supplications from the mouth of the pauper will reach all the way to the ears of God, and judgment will come to him quickly.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

⁶ The prayer out of the mouth of the poor shall reach the ears of God, and judgment shall come for him speedily.

Good News Translation (US Version)

⁶ If you refuse to accept correction, you are committing a sin; and if you fear the Lord, you will make a sincere change in your ways.

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

⁶ One who hates reproof is in the path of the sinner. He who fears the Lord will repent in his heart.

Sirach 21:6 Cross References