Verse (Click for Chapter) Good News Translation You will find happiness and genuine joy; your name will be remembered forever. New Revised Standard Version Contemporary English Version New American Bible Douay-Rheims Bible Treasury of Scripture Knowledge She shall heap upon him a treasure of joy and gladness, and shall cause him to inherit an everlasting name. Sirach 15:4And she shall hold him fast, and he shall not be confounded: and she shall exalt him among his neighbours. Sirach 15:5 And in the midst of the church she shall open his mouth, and shall fill him with the spirit of wisdom and understanding, and shall clothe him with a robe of glory. Sirach 15:7 But foolish men shall not obtain her, and wise men shall meet her, foolish men shall not see her: for she is far from pride and deceit. Sirach 15:8 Lying men shall be mindful of her: but men that speak truth shall be found with her, and shall advance, even till they come to the sight of God. Context Sirach 15…5And in the midst of the church she shall open his mouth, and shall fill him with the spirit of wisdom and understanding, and shall clothe him with a robe of glory. 6She shall heap upon him a treasure of joy and gladness, and shall cause him to inherit an everlasting name. 7But foolish men shall not obtain her, and wise men shall meet her, foolish men shall not see her: for she is far from pride and deceit.… Cross References Sirach 15:4 And she shall hold him fast, and he shall not be confounded: and she shall exalt him among his neighbours. Sirach 15:5 And in the midst of the church she shall open his mouth, and shall fill him with the spirit of wisdom and understanding, and shall clothe him with a robe of glory. Sirach 15:7 But foolish men shall not obtain her, and wise men shall meet her, foolish men shall not see her: for she is far from pride and deceit. Sirach 15:8 Lying men shall be mindful of her: but men that speak truth shall be found with her, and shall advance, even till they come to the sight of God. |
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