Sirach 15:15
Good News Translation
If you want to, you can keep the Lord's commands. You can decide whether you will be loyal to him or not.

New Revised Standard Version
If you choose, you can keep the commandments, and to act faithfully is a matter of your own choice.

Contemporary English Version
You are able to obey his Law if you really want to, and you can please him by being faithful. *

New American Bible
If you choose, you can keep the commandments; loyalty is doing the will of God.

Douay-Rheims Bible
He added his commandments and precepts.

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

He added his commandments and precepts.

Sirach 15:13
The Lord hateth all abomination of error, and they that fear him shall not love it.

Sirach 15:14
God made man from the beginning, and left him in the hand of his own counsel.

Sirach 15:16
If thou wilt keep the commandments and perform acceptable fidelity for ever, they shall preserve thee.

Sirach 15:17
He hath set water and fire before thee: stretch forth thy hand to which thou wilt.

Context
Sirach 15
14God made man from the beginning, and left him in the hand of his own counsel. 15He added his commandments and precepts. 16If thou wilt keep the commandments and perform acceptable fidelity for ever, they shall preserve thee.…
Cross References
Sirach 15:13
The Lord hateth all abomination of error, and they that fear him shall not love it.

Sirach 15:14
God made man from the beginning, and left him in the hand of his own counsel.

Sirach 15:16
If thou wilt keep the commandments and perform acceptable fidelity for ever, they shall preserve thee.

Sirach 15:17
He hath set water and fire before thee: stretch forth thy hand to which thou wilt.



(Sir. Si Ecclesiasticus eccles eccl)

Sirach 15:14
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