Verse (Click for Chapter) Good News Translation He will be widely praised for his wisdom, and it will never be lost, because people for generations to come will remember him. New Revised Standard Version Contemporary English Version New American Bible Douay-Rheims Bible Treasury of Scripture Knowledge And he will pour forth the words of his wisdom as showers, and in his prayer he will confess to the Lord. Sirach 39:7He will open his mouth in prayer, and will make supplication for his sins. Sirach 39:8 For if it shall please the great Lord, he will fill him with the spirit of understanding: Sirach 39:10 And he shall direct his counsel, and his knowledge, and in his secrets shall he meditate. Sirach 39:11 He shall shew forth the discipline he hath learned, and shall glory in the law of the covenant of the Lord. Context Sirach 39…8For if it shall please the great Lord, he will fill him with the spirit of understanding: 9And he will pour forth the words of his wisdom as showers, and in his prayer he will confess to the Lord. 10And he shall direct his counsel, and his knowledge, and in his secrets shall he meditate.… Cross References Sirach 39:7 He will open his mouth in prayer, and will make supplication for his sins. Sirach 39:8 For if it shall please the great Lord, he will fill him with the spirit of understanding: Sirach 39:10 And he shall direct his counsel, and his knowledge, and in his secrets shall he meditate. Sirach 39:11 He shall shew forth the discipline he hath learned, and shall glory in the law of the covenant of the Lord. |