Verse (Click for Chapter) Good News Translation How wise you were, Solomon, when you were young! Your knowledge was like the Nile in flood. New Revised Standard Version Contemporary English Version New American Bible Douay-Rheims Bible Treasury of Scripture Knowledge After him arose up a wise son, and for his sake he cast down all the power of the enemies. Sirach 47:12And to the festivals he added beauty, and set in order the solemn times even to the end of his life, that they should praise the holy name of the Lord, and magnify the holiness of God in the morning. Sirach 47:13 The Lord took away his sins, and exalted his horn for ever: and he gave him a covenant of the kingdom, and a throne of glory in Israel. Sirach 47:15 Solomon reigned in days of peace, and God brought all his enemies under him, that he might build a house in his name, and prepare a sanctuary for ever: O how wise wast thou in thy youth! Sirach 47:16 And thou wast filled as a river with wisdom, and thy soul covered the earth. Context Sirach 47…13The Lord took away his sins, and exalted his horn for ever: and he gave him a covenant of the kingdom, and a throne of glory in Israel. 14After him arose up a wise son, and for his sake he cast down all the power of the enemies. 15Solomon reigned in days of peace, and God brought all his enemies under him, that he might build a house in his name, and prepare a sanctuary for ever: O how wise wast thou in thy youth!… Cross References Sirach 47:12 And to the festivals he added beauty, and set in order the solemn times even to the end of his life, that they should praise the holy name of the Lord, and magnify the holiness of God in the morning. Sirach 47:13 The Lord took away his sins, and exalted his horn for ever: and he gave him a covenant of the kingdom, and a throne of glory in Israel. Sirach 47:15 Solomon reigned in days of peace, and God brought all his enemies under him, that he might build a house in his name, and prepare a sanctuary for ever: O how wise wast thou in thy youth! Sirach 47:16 And thou wast filled as a river with wisdom, and thy soul covered the earth. |
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