Verse (Click for Chapter) Good News Translation Loving her is loving life itself; rising early to look for her is pure joy. New Revised Standard Version Contemporary English Version New American Bible Douay-Rheims Bible Treasury of Scripture Knowledge Wisdom inspireth life into her children, and protecteth them that seek after her, and will go before them in the way of justice. Sirach 4:10In judging be merciful to the fatherless as a father, and as a husband to their mother. Sirach 4:11 And thou shalt be as the obedient son of the most High, and he will have mercy on thee more than a mother. Sirach 4:13 And he that loveth her, loveth life: and they that watch for her, shall embrace her sweetness. Sirach 4:14 They that hold her fast, shall inherit life: and whithersoever she entereth, God will give a blessing. Context Sirach 4…11And thou shalt be as the obedient son of the most High, and he will have mercy on thee more than a mother. 12Wisdom inspireth life into her children, and protecteth them that seek after her, and will go before them in the way of justice. 13And he that loveth her, loveth life: and they that watch for her, shall embrace her sweetness.… Cross References Sirach 4:10 In judging be merciful to the fatherless as a father, and as a husband to their mother. Sirach 4:11 And thou shalt be as the obedient son of the most High, and he will have mercy on thee more than a mother. Sirach 4:13 And he that loveth her, loveth life: and they that watch for her, shall embrace her sweetness. Sirach 4:14 They that hold her fast, shall inherit life: and whithersoever she entereth, God will give a blessing. |