Sirach 26:3
Good News Translation
A good wife is among the precious blessings given to those who fear the Lord.

New Revised Standard Version
A good wife is a great blessing; she will be granted among the blessings of the man who fears the Lord.

Contemporary English Version
A good wife is the best gift given by the Lord to those men who fear him,

New American Bible
A good wife is a generous gift bestowed upon him who fears the Lord.

Douay-Rheims Bible
A good wife is a good portion, she shall be given in the portion of them that fear God, to a man for his good deeds.

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

A good wife is a good portion, she shall be given in the portion of them that fear God, to a man for his good deeds.

Sirach 26:1
Happy is the husband of a good wife: for the number of his years is double.

Sirach 26:2
A virtuous woman rejoiceth her husband, and shall fulfil the years of his life in peace.

Sirach 26:4
Rich or poor, if his heart is good, his countenance shall be cheerful at all times.

Sirach 26:5
Of three things my heart hath been afraid, and at the fourth my face hath trembled:

Context
Sirach 26
2A virtuous woman rejoiceth her husband, and shall fulfil the years of his life in peace. 3A good wife is a good portion, she shall be given in the portion of them that fear God, to a man for his good deeds. 4Rich or poor, if his heart is good, his countenance shall be cheerful at all times.…
Cross References
Sirach 26:1
Happy is the husband of a good wife: for the number of his years is double.

Sirach 26:2
A virtuous woman rejoiceth her husband, and shall fulfil the years of his life in peace.

Sirach 26:4
Rich or poor, if his heart is good, his countenance shall be cheerful at all times.

Sirach 26:5
Of three things my heart hath been afraid, and at the fourth my face hath trembled:



(Sir. Si Ecclesiasticus eccles eccl)

Sirach 26:2
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