Verse (Click for Chapter) Good News Translation He played with lions and bears as if they were lambs or little goats. New Revised Standard Version Contemporary English Version New American Bible Douay-Rheims Bible Treasury of Scripture Knowledge He played with lions as with lambs: and with bears he did in like manner as with the lambs of the flock, in his youth. Sirach 47:1Then Nathan the prophet arose in the days of David. Sirach 47:2 And as the fat taken away from the flesh, so was David chosen from among the children of Israel. Sirach 47:4 Did not he kill the giant, and take away reproach from his people? Sirach 47:5 In lifting up his hand, with the stone in the sling he beat down the boasting of Goliath: Context Sirach 47…2And as the fat taken away from the flesh, so was David chosen from among the children of Israel. 3He played with lions as with lambs: and with bears he did in like manner as with the lambs of the flock, in his youth. 4Did not he kill the giant, and take away reproach from his people?… Cross References Sirach 47:1 Then Nathan the prophet arose in the days of David. Sirach 47:2 And as the fat taken away from the flesh, so was David chosen from among the children of Israel. Sirach 47:4 Did not he kill the giant, and take away reproach from his people? Sirach 47:5 In lifting up his hand, with the stone in the sling he beat down the boasting of Goliath: |