Sirach 3:12
Good News Translation
My child, take care of your father when he grows old; give him no cause for worry as long as he lives.

New Revised Standard Version
My child, help your father in his old age, and do not grieve him as long as he lives;

Contemporary English Version
Help your father as he grows old; try not to upset him.

New American Bible
My son, be steadfast in honoring your father; do not grieve him as long as he lives.

Douay-Rheims Bible
Glory not in the dishonour of thy father: for his shame is no glory to thee.

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Glory not in the dishonour of thy father: for his shame is no glory to thee.

Sirach 3:10
That a blessing may come upon thee from him, and his blessing may remain in the latter end.

Sirach 3:11
The father's blessing establisheth the houses of the children: but the mother's curse rooteth up the foundation.

Sirach 3:13
For the glory of a man is from the honour of his father, and a father without honour is the disgrace of the son.

Sirach 3:14
Son, support the old age of thy father, and grieve him not in his life;

Context
Sirach 3
11The father's blessing establisheth the houses of the children: but the mother's curse rooteth up the foundation. 12Glory not in the dishonour of thy father: for his shame is no glory to thee. 13For the glory of a man is from the honour of his father, and a father without honour is the disgrace of the son.…
Cross References
Sirach 3:10
That a blessing may come upon thee from him, and his blessing may remain in the latter end.

Sirach 3:11
The father's blessing establisheth the houses of the children: but the mother's curse rooteth up the foundation.

Sirach 3:13
For the glory of a man is from the honour of his father, and a father without honour is the disgrace of the son.

Sirach 3:14
Son, support the old age of thy father, and grieve him not in his life;



(Sir. Si Ecclesiasticus eccles eccl)

Sirach 3:11
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