Verse (Click for Chapter) New Revised Standard Version For great is the might of the Lord; but by the humble he is glorified. Contemporary English Version New American Bible Douay-Rheims Bible Treasury of Scripture Knowledge My son, do thy works in meekness, and thou shalt be beloved above the glory of men. Sirach 3:17And in justice thou shalt be built up, and in the day of affliction thou shalt be remembered: and thy sins shall melt away as the ice in the fair warm weather. Sirach 3:18 Of what an evil fame is he that forsaketh his father: and he is cursed of God that angereth his mother. Sirach 3:20 The greater thou art, the more humble thyself in all things, and thou shalt find grace before God: Sirach 3:21 For great is the power of God alone, and he is honoured by the humble. Context Sirach 3…18Of what an evil fame is he that forsaketh his father: and he is cursed of God that angereth his mother. 19My son, do thy works in meekness, and thou shalt be beloved above the glory of men. 20The greater thou art, the more humble thyself in all things, and thou shalt find grace before God:… Cross References Sirach 3:17 And in justice thou shalt be built up, and in the day of affliction thou shalt be remembered: and thy sins shall melt away as the ice in the fair warm weather. Sirach 3:18 Of what an evil fame is he that forsaketh his father: and he is cursed of God that angereth his mother. Sirach 3:20 The greater thou art, the more humble thyself in all things, and thou shalt find grace before God: Sirach 3:21 For great is the power of God alone, and he is honoured by the humble. |
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