Verse (Click for Chapter) Good News Translation When parents give their blessing, they give strength to their children's homes, but when they curse their children, they destroy the very foundations. New Revised Standard Version Contemporary English Version New American Bible Douay-Rheims Bible Treasury of Scripture Knowledge Honour thy father, in work and word, and all patience, Sirach 3:7He 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. 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. Context Sirach 3…8He that feareth the Lord, honoureth his parents, and will serve them as his masters that brought him into the world. 9Honour thy father, in work and word, and all patience, 10That a blessing may come upon thee from him, and his blessing may remain in the latter end.… Cross References 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. 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. |