Sirach 40:27
Good News Translation
The fear of the Lord is like a rich garden of blessings; you could not want a more glorious shelter.

New Revised Standard Version
The fear of the Lord is like a garden of blessing, and covers a person better than any glory.

Contemporary English Version
If you obey the Lord, he will protect you and make your life a garden where blessings grow.

New American Bible
The fear of God is a paradise of blessings; its canopy is over all that is glorious.

Douay-Rheims Bible
There is no want in the fear of the Lord, and it needeth not to seek for help.

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

There is no want in the fear of the Lord, and it needeth not to seek for help.

Sirach 40:25
Gold and silver make the feet stand sure: but wise counsel is above them both.

Sirach 40:26
Riches and strength lift up the heart: but above these is the fear of the Lord.

Sirach 40:28
The fear of the Lord is like a paradise of blessing, and they have covered it above all glory.

Sirach 40:29
My son, in thy lifetime be not indigent: for it is better to die than to want.

Context
Sirach 40
26Riches and strength lift up the heart: but above these is the fear of the Lord. 27There is no want in the fear of the Lord, and it needeth not to seek for help. 28The fear of the Lord is like a paradise of blessing, and they have covered it above all glory.…
Cross References
Sirach 40:25
Gold and silver make the feet stand sure: but wise counsel is above them both.

Sirach 40:26
Riches and strength lift up the heart: but above these is the fear of the Lord.

Sirach 40:28
The fear of the Lord is like a paradise of blessing, and they have covered it above all glory.

Sirach 40:29
My son, in thy lifetime be not indigent: for it is better to die than to want.



(Sir. Si Ecclesiasticus eccles eccl)

Sirach 40:26
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