Sirach 1:12
Good News Translation
To honor the Lord is a heartfelt delight; it will give you a long and happy life,

New Revised Standard Version
The fear of the Lord delights the heart, and gives gladness and joy and long life.

Contemporary English Version
And if you fear him, your life will be long and filled with joy.

New American Bible
The fear of the Lord rejoices the heart, giving gladness, joy, and long life.

Douay-Rheims Bible
The fear of the Lord shall delight the heart, and shall give joy, and gladness, and length of days.

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

The fear of the Lord shall delight the heart, and shall give joy, and gladness, and length of days.

Sirach 1:10
And he poured her out upon all his works, and upon all flesh according to his gift, and hath given her to them that love him.

Sirach 1:11
The fear of the Lord is honour, and glory, and gladness, and a crown of joy.

Sirach 1:13
With him that feareth the Lord, it shall go well in the latter end, and in the day of his death he shall be blessed.

Sirach 1:14
The love of God is honourable wisdom.

Context
Sirach 1
11The fear of the Lord is honour, and glory, and gladness, and a crown of joy. 12The fear of the Lord shall delight the heart, and shall give joy, and gladness, and length of days. 13With him that feareth the Lord, it shall go well in the latter end, and in the day of his death he shall be blessed.…
Cross References
Sirach 1:10
And he poured her out upon all his works, and upon all flesh according to his gift, and hath given her to them that love him.

Sirach 1:11
The fear of the Lord is honour, and glory, and gladness, and a crown of joy.

Sirach 1:13
With him that feareth the Lord, it shall go well in the latter end, and in the day of his death he shall be blessed.

Sirach 1:14
The love of God is honourable wisdom.



(Sir. Si Ecclesiasticus eccles eccl)

Sirach 1:11
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