Wisdom of Jesus 7:1-36 of 51 (KJV)

Pray for God’s Wisdom and Understanding,
In Jesus name we pray, Amen.

The Wisdom of Jesus the Son of Sirach (Ecclesiasticus).

{7:1} Do no evil, so shall no harm come unto thee.

{7:2} Depart from the unjust, and iniquity shall turn away from thee.

{7:3} My son, sow not upon the furrows of unrighteousness, and thou shalt not reap them sevenfold.

{7:4} Seek not of the Lord preeminence, neither of the king the seat of honour.

{7:5} justify not thyself before the Lord; and boast not of thy wisdom before the king.

{7:6} Seek not to be judge, being not able to take away iniquity; lest at any time thou fear the person of the mighty, an stumblingblock in the way of thy uprightness.

{7:7} Offend not against the multitude of a city, and then thou shalt not cast thyself down among the people.

{7:8} Bind not one sin upon another; for in one thou shalt not be unpunished.

{7:9} Say not, God will look upon the multitude of my oblations, and when I offer to the most high God, he will accept it.

{7:10} Be not fainthearted when thou makest thy prayer, and neglect not to give alms.

{7:11} Laugh no man to scorn in the bitterness of his soul: for there is one which humbleth and exalteth.

{7:12} Devise not a lie against thy brother; neither do the like to thy friend.

{7:13} Use not to make any manner of lie: for the custom thereof is not good.

{7:14} Use not many words in a multitude of elders, and make not much babbling when thou prayest.

{7:15} Hate not laborious work, neither husbandry, which the most High hath ordained.

{7:16} Number not thyself among the multitude of sinners, but remember that wrath will not tarry long.

{7:17} Humble thyself greatly: for the vengeance of the ungodly is fire and worms.

{7:18} Change not a friend for any good by no means; neither a faithful brother for the gold of Ophir.

{7:19} Forego not a wise and good woman: for her grace is above gold.

{7:20} Whereas thy servant worketh truly, entreat him not evil. nor the hireling that bestoweth himself wholly for thee.

{7:21} Let thy soul love a good servant, and defraud him not of liberty.

{7:22} Hast thou cattle? have an eye to them: and if they be for thy profit, keep them with thee.

{7:23} Hast thou children? instruct them, and bow down their neck from their youth.

{7:24} Hast thou daughters? have a care of their body, and shew not thyself cheerful toward them.

{7:25} Marry thy daughter, and so shalt thou have performed a weighty matter: but give her to a man of understanding.

{7:26} Hast thou a wife after thy mind? forsake her not: but give not thyself over to a light woman.

{7:27} Honour thy father with thy whole heart, and forget not the sorrows of thy mother.

{7:28} Remember that thou wast begotten of them; and how canst thou recompense them the things that they have done for thee?

{7:29} Fear the Lord with all thy soul, and reverence his priests.

{7:30} Love him that made thee with all thy strength, and forsake not his ministers.

{7:31} Fear the Lord, and honor the priest; and give him his portion, as it is commanded thee; the firstfruits, and the trespass offering, and the gift of the shoulders, and the sacrifice of sanctification, and the firstfruits of the holy things.

{7:32} And stretch thine hand unto the poor, that thy blessing may be perfected.

{7:33} A gift hath grace in the sight of every man living; and for the dead detain it not.

{7:34} Fail not to be with them that weep, and mourn with them that mourn.

{7:35} Be not slow to visit the sick: for that shall make thee to be beloved.

{7:36} Whatsoever thou takest in hand, remember the end, and thou shalt never do amiss.

Thanking God for teaching us his Word, Amen.
End of Wisdom of Jesus Chapter 7/51.