Verse (Click for Chapter) Good News Translation Returning a kindness is like a grain offering; giving to the poor is like a thanksgiving offering. New Revised Standard Version Contemporary English Version New American Bible Douay-Rheims Bible Treasury of Scripture Knowledge It is a wholesome sacrifice to take heed to the commandments, and to depart from all iniquity. Sirach 34:31So a man that fasteth for his sins, and doth the same again, what doth his humbling himself profit him? who will hear his prayer? Sirach 35:1 He that keepeth the law, multiplieth offerings. Sirach 35:3 And to depart from injustice, is to offer a propitiatory sacrifice for injustices, and a begging of pardon for sins. Sirach 35:4 He shall return thanks, that offereth fine flour: and he that doth mercy, offereth sacrifice. Context Sirach 35…1He that keepeth the law, multiplieth offerings. 2It is a wholesome sacrifice to take heed to the commandments, and to depart from all iniquity. 3And to depart from injustice, is to offer a propitiatory sacrifice for injustices, and a begging of pardon for sins.… Cross References Sirach 34:31 So a man that fasteth for his sins, and doth the same again, what doth his humbling himself profit him? who will hear his prayer? Sirach 35:1 He that keepeth the law, multiplieth offerings. Sirach 35:3 And to depart from injustice, is to offer a propitiatory sacrifice for injustices, and a begging of pardon for sins. Sirach 35:4 He shall return thanks, that offereth fine flour: and he that doth mercy, offereth sacrifice. |