Sirach 38:1
Good News Translation
Give doctors the honor they deserve, for the Lord gave them their work to do.

New Revised Standard Version
Honor physicians for their services, for the Lord created them;

Contemporary English Version
The Lord chose some people to be doctors, so honor them for helping others get well.

New American Bible
Make friends with the doctor, for he is essential to you; God has also established him in his profession.

Douay-Rheims Bible
Honour the physician for the need thou hast of him: for the most High hath created him.

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Honour the physician for the need thou hast of him: for the most High hath created him.

Sirach 37:33
For in many meats there will be sickness, and greediness will turn to choler.

Sirach 37:34
By surfeiting many have perished, but he that is temperate, shall prolong life.

Sirach 38:2
For all healing is from God, and he shall receive gifts of the king.

Sirach 38:3
The skill of the physician shall lift up his head, and in the sight of great men he shall be praised.

Context
Sirach 38
1Honour the physician for the need thou hast of him: for the most High hath created him. 2For all healing is from God, and he shall receive gifts of the king.…
Cross References
Sirach 37:33
For in many meats there will be sickness, and greediness will turn to choler.

Sirach 37:34
By surfeiting many have perished, but he that is temperate, shall prolong life.

Sirach 38:2
For all healing is from God, and he shall receive gifts of the king.

Sirach 38:3
The skill of the physician shall lift up his head, and in the sight of great men he shall be praised.



(Sir. Si Ecclesiasticus eccles eccl)

Sirach 37:34
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