Verse (Click for Chapter) Good News Translation If you obey the Lord by honoring your father and making your mother happy, you will live a long life. New Revised Standard Version Contemporary English Version New American Bible Douay-Rheims Bible Treasury of Scripture Knowledge He that honoureth his father shall have joy in his own children, and in the day of his prayer he shall be heard. Sirach 3:4He that loveth God, shall obtain pardon for his sins by prayer, and shall refrain himself from them, and shall be heard in the prayer of days. Sirach 3:5 And he that honoureth his mother is as one that layeth up a treasure. Sirach 3:7 He that honoureth his father shall enjoy a long life: and he that obeyeth the father, shall be a comfort to his mother. Sirach 3:8 He that feareth the Lord, honoureth his parents, and will serve them as his masters that brought him into the world. Context Sirach 3…5And he that honoureth his mother is as one that layeth up a treasure. 6He that honoureth his father shall have joy in his own children, and in the day of his prayer he shall be heard. 7He that honoureth his father shall enjoy a long life: and he that obeyeth the father, shall be a comfort to his mother.… Cross References Sirach 3:4 He that loveth God, shall obtain pardon for his sins by prayer, and shall refrain himself from them, and shall be heard in the prayer of days. Sirach 3:5 And he that honoureth his mother is as one that layeth up a treasure. Sirach 3:7 He that honoureth his father shall enjoy a long life: and he that obeyeth the father, shall be a comfort to his mother. Sirach 3:8 He that feareth the Lord, honoureth his parents, and will serve them as his masters that brought him into the world. |