24 For the conceit of many has led them astray. Evil opinion has caused their judgment to slip. (WEB) 25 There is no light without eyes. There is no wisdom without knowledge. (WEB) 26 A stubborn heart will do badly at the end. He who loves danger will perish in it. (WEB)
Sirach 3:24–26
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Sirach 19:21–23
21 If a servant say to his master, I will not do as it pleaseth thee; though afterward he do it, he angereth him that nourisheth him. (KJV) 22 The knowledge of wickedness is not wisdom. The prudence of sinners is not counsel. (WEB) 23 There is a wickedness, and it is an abomination… (WEB)
Sirach 21:11–13
11 He who keeps the law becomes master of its intent. The fulfilment of the fear of the Lord is wisdom. (WEB) 12 He who is not clever will not be instructed. There is a cleverness which makes bitterness abound. (WEB) 13 The knowledge of a wise man will be made to abound as a flood,… (WEB)
Sirach 19:3–5
3 Decay and worms will have him as their heritage. A reckless soul will be taken away. (WEB) 4 He who is hasty to trust is shallow-hearted. He who sins offends against his own soul. (WEB) 5 He who rejoices in wickedness will be condemned. (WEB)
Proverbs 5:22–23
22 The iniquities of a wicked man entrap him; the cords of his sin entangle him. 23 He dies for lack of discipline, led astray by his own great folly.
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Proverbs 11:28–30
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Book of Enoch 98:8–10
8 From henceforth ye know that all your oppression wherewith ye oppress is written down every day till the day of your judgement. (ENO) 9 Woe to you, ye fools, for through your folly shall ye perish: and ye transgress against the wise, and so good hap shall not be your… (ENO) 10 … (ENO)
Proverbs 13:9–11
9 The light of the righteous shines brightly, but the lamp of the wicked is extinguished. 10 Arrogance leads only to strife, but wisdom is with the well-advised. 11 Dishonest wealth will dwindle, but what is earned through hard work will be multiplied.
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