Sirach 3:19
New Revised Standard Version
For great is the might of the Lord; but by the humble he is glorified.

Contemporary English Version
Many people are important and famous, but God gives his secrets only to the humble.

New American Bible
For great is the power of the Lord; by the humble he is glorified.

Douay-Rheims Bible
My son, do thy works in meekness, and thou shalt be beloved above the glory of men.

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My son, do thy works in meekness, and thou shalt be beloved above the glory of men.

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.

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.



(Sir. Si Ecclesiasticus eccles eccl)

Sirach 3:18
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