Sirach 3:7
Good News Translation
Obey your parents as if you were their slave.

New Revised Standard Version
they will serve their parents as their masters.

Contemporary English Version
serve them as if you were their slave.

New American Bible
Those who fear the Lord honor their father, and serve their parents as masters.

Douay-Rheims Bible
He that honoureth his father shall enjoy a long life: and he that obeyeth the father, shall be a comfort to his mother.

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

He that honoureth his father shall enjoy a long life: and he that obeyeth the father, shall be a comfort to his mother.

Sirach 3:5
And he that honoureth his mother is as one that layeth up a treasure.

Sirach 3:6
He that honoureth his father shall have joy in his own children, and in the day of his prayer he shall be heard.

Sirach 3:8
He that feareth the Lord, honoureth his parents, and will serve them as his masters that brought him into the world.

Sirach 3:9
Honour thy father, in work and word, and all patience,

Context
Sirach 3
6He that honoureth his father shall have joy in his own children, and in the day of his prayer he shall be heard. 7He that honoureth his father shall enjoy a long life: and he that obeyeth the father, shall be a comfort to his mother. 8He that feareth the Lord, honoureth his parents, and will serve them as his masters that brought him into the world.…
Cross References
Sirach 3:5
And he that honoureth his mother is as one that layeth up a treasure.

Sirach 3:6
He that honoureth his father shall have joy in his own children, and in the day of his prayer he shall be heard.

Sirach 3:8
He that feareth the Lord, honoureth his parents, and will serve them as his masters that brought him into the world.

Sirach 3:9
Honour thy father, in work and word, and all patience,



(Sir. Si Ecclesiasticus eccles eccl)

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