Verse (Click for Chapter) Good News Translation When someone righteous offers a sacrifice and the fat drips down on the altar, a pleasant smell rises to the Most High. New Revised Standard Version Contemporary English Version New American Bible Douay-Rheims Bible Treasury of Scripture Knowledge Thou shalt not appear empty in the sight of the Lord. Sirach 35:4He shall return thanks, that offereth fine flour: and he that doth mercy, offereth sacrifice. Sirach 35:5 To depart from iniquity is that which pleaseth the Lord, and to depart from injustice, is an entreaty for sins. Sirach 35:7 For all these things are to be done because of the commandment of God. Sirach 35:8 The oblation of the just maketh the altar fat, and is an odour of sweetness in the sight of the most High. Context Sirach 35…5To depart from iniquity is that which pleaseth the Lord, and to depart from injustice, is an entreaty for sins. 6Thou shalt not appear empty in the sight of the Lord. 7For all these things are to be done because of the commandment of God.… Cross References Sirach 35:4 He shall return thanks, that offereth fine flour: and he that doth mercy, offereth sacrifice. Sirach 35:5 To depart from iniquity is that which pleaseth the Lord, and to depart from injustice, is an entreaty for sins. Sirach 35:7 For all these things are to be done because of the commandment of God. Sirach 35:8 The oblation of the just maketh the altar fat, and is an odour of sweetness in the sight of the most High. |
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