The Rewards of Wisdom, Sirach 4,16

THE REWARDS OF WISDOM

If they remain faithful, they will possess me; their descendants too will inherit me.

- Sirach 4,16

http://www.usccb.org/bible/sirach/4

The Rewards of Wisdom, Sirach 4,15

THE REWARDS OF WISDOM

Whoever obeys me will judge nations; whoever listens to me will dwell in my inmost chambers.

- Sirach

http://www.usccb.org/bible/sirach/4

The Rewards of Wisdom, Sirach 4,14

THE REWARDS OF WISDOM

Those who serve her serve the Holy One; those who love her the Lord loves.

- Sirach 4,14

http://www.usccb.org/bible/sirach/4

The Rewards of Wisdom, Sirach

THE REWARDS OF WISDOM

Those who hold her fast will attain glory, and they shall abide in the blessing of the LORD.

- Sirach 4,13

http://www.usccb.org/bible/sirach/4

The Rewards of Wisdom, Sirach 4,12

THE REWARDS OF WISDOM

Those who love her love life; those who seek her out win the LORD’s favor.

- Sirach 4,12

http://www.usccb.org/bible/sirach/4

The Rewards of Wisdom, Sirach

THE REWARDS OF WISDOM

Wisdom teaches her children and admonishes all who can understand her.

- Sirach 4,11

http://www.usccb.org/bible/sirach/4

Filial Behavior, Sirach

RESPONSIBILITIES TO PARENTS

Those who respect their father will live a long life;
those who obey the Lord honor their mother.

- Sirach (3,6)

http://www.usccb.org/bible/books-of-the-bible/index.cfm

Intelligence, Proverbs

Those who spare their words are truly knowledgeable, and those who are discreet are intelligent.

+ Book of Proverbs 17, 27

http://www.usccb.org/bible/proverbs/17

Son, Proverbs

A foolish son is vexation to his father, and bitter sorrow to her who bore him.

+ Proverbs 17, 25

http://www.usccb.org/bible/proverbs/17

Wisdom, Book of Proverbs

On the countenance of a discerning person is wisdom, but the eyes of a fool are on the ends of the earth.

+ Proverbs 17, 24

[17:24] Wisdom is visible on the countenance (i.e., mouth, lips, tongue) of the wise person; its ultimate source is the heart. Fools have no such source of wisdom within them, a point that is nicely made by referring to the eye of the fool, roving over the landscape.

http://www.usccb.org/bible/proverbs/17

Bribe, Book of Proverbs

A guilty person takes out a bribe from the pocket, thus perverting the course of justice.

+ Proverbs 17, 23

[17:23] A sharp look at the sly withdrawing of a bribe from the pocket and a blunt judgment on its significance.

http://www.usccb.org/bible/proverbs/17

Friend, Book of Proverbs

A friend is a friend at all times, and a brother is born for the time of adversity.

+ Book of Proverbs 17, 17

http://www.usccb.org/bible/proverbs/17

Advice, Book of Proverbs

Of what use is money in the hands of fools when they have no heart to acquire wisdom?

+ Book of Proverbs 17, 16

[17:16] The exhortation to acquire or purchase wisdom is common in Proverbs. Fools misunderstand the metaphor, assuming they can buy it with money. Their very misunderstanding shows they have no “heart” = mind, understanding. Money in the hand is no good without such a “heart” to store it in.

http://www.usccb.org/bible/proverbs/17

Advice, Book of Proverbs

If you return evil for good, evil will not depart from your house.

+ Book of Proverbs 17, 13

[17:13] The paradox is that to pay out evil for good means that the evil will never leave one’s own house.

http://www.usccb.org/bible/proverbs/17

Advice, Book of Proverbs

The wicked pursue only rebellion, and a merciless messenger is sent against them.

+ Book of Proverbs 17, 11

[17:11] The irony is that such people will meet up with what they so energetically pursue—in the form of an unrelenting emissary sent to them.

http://www.usccb.org/bible/proverbs/17

Advice, Book of Proverbs

A single reprimand does more for a discerning person than a hundred lashes for a fool.

+ Book of Proverbs 17, 10

[17:10] A wonderful comment on the openness and sensitivity of the wise and the foolish. One type learns from a single word and for the other one hundred blows are not enough.

http://www.usccb.org/bible/proverbs/17

Advice, Book of Proverbs

Whoever overlooks an offense fosters friendship, but whoever gossips about it separates friends.

+ Book of Proverbs 17, 9

[17:9] A paradox. One finds (love, friend) by concealing (an offense), one loses (a friend) by revealing (a secret). In 10:12 love also covers over a multitude of offenses.

http://www.usccb.org/bible/proverbs/17

Advice, Book of Proverbs

A bribe seems a charm to its user; at every turn it brings success.

+ Book of Proverbs 17, 8

[17:8] An observation on the effect of the bribe upon the bribe-giver: it gives an intoxicating feeling of power (“seems”). In v. 23 the evil effects of a bribe are noted.

http://www.usccb.org/bible/proverbs/17

Advice, Book of Proverbs

Fine words ill fit a fool; how much more lying lips, a noble!

+ Book of Proverbs 17, 7

http://www.usccb.org/bible/proverbs/17

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Advice, Book of Proverbs

Children’s children are the crown of the elderly, and the glory of children is their parentage.

+ Book of Proverbs 17, 6