Sirach 18:16 (WEB)
Doesn’t the dew relieve the scorching heat? So a word is better than a gift.
Fathers and councils · 2
““For a word,” it is said, “is better than a gift.”” — editor's note: Ecclus. xviii. 16.
Read the whole comment““For a word is a better thing than a gift,”and “answer the poor man peaceably with meekness.”” — editor's note: Ecclus. xviii. 16.
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