Verse (Click for Chapter) Contemporary English Version But he knows what we are like, and so he shows mercy and never deserts us. Douay-Rheims Bible Treasury of Scripture Knowledge Turn to the Lord, and forsake thy sins: Sirach 17:19And afterward he shall rise up, and shall render them their reward, to every one upon their own head, and shall turn them down into the bowels of the earth. Sirach 17:20 But to the penitent he hath given the way of justice, and he hath strengthened them that were fainting in patience, and hath appointed to them the lot of truth. Sirach 17:22 Make thy prayer before the face of the Lord, and offend less. Sirach 17:23 Return to the Lord, and turn away from thy injustice, and greatly hate abomination. Context Sirach 17…20But to the penitent he hath given the way of justice, and he hath strengthened them that were fainting in patience, and hath appointed to them the lot of truth. 21Turn to the Lord, and forsake thy sins: 22Make thy prayer before the face of the Lord, and offend less.… Cross References Sirach 17:19 And afterward he shall rise up, and shall render them their reward, to every one upon their own head, and shall turn them down into the bowels of the earth. Sirach 17:20 But to the penitent he hath given the way of justice, and he hath strengthened them that were fainting in patience, and hath appointed to them the lot of truth. Sirach 17:22 Make thy prayer before the face of the Lord, and offend less. Sirach 17:23 Return to the Lord, and turn away from thy injustice, and greatly hate abomination. |