VerseRead all of Sirach 20 →
Sirach 20:22
Original
22There is that destroyeth his own soul through bashfulness, and by accepting of persons overthroweth himself.
Modern
Preparing…
Teens
Preparing…
Kids
Preparing…
In context
20A wise sentence shall be rejected when it cometh out of a fool’s mouth; for he will not speak it in due season.
21There is that is hindered from sinning through want: and when he taketh rest, he shall not be troubled.
— Sirach 20:22 —
23There is that for bashfulness promiseth to his friend, and maketh him his enemy for nothing.
24A lie is a foul blot in a man, yet it is continually in the mouth of the untaught.