Verse (Click for Chapter) Good News Translation Devout people will receive the Lord's blessing as their reward, and that blessing can be given in a moment. New Revised Standard Version Contemporary English Version New American Bible Douay-Rheims Bible Treasury of Scripture Knowledge Abide not in the works of sinners. But trust in God, and stay in thy place, Sirach 11:20And he knoweth not what time shall pass, and that death approacheth, and that he must leave all to others, and shall die. Sirach 11:21 Be steadfast in thy covenant, and be conversant therein, and grow old in the work of thy commandments. Sirach 11:23 For it is easy in the eyes of God on a sudden to make the poor man rich. Sirach 11:24 The blessing of God maketh haste to reward the just, and in a swift hour his blessing beareth fruit. Context Sirach 11…21Be steadfast in thy covenant, and be conversant therein, and grow old in the work of thy commandments. 22Abide not in the works of sinners. But trust in God, and stay in thy place, 23For it is easy in the eyes of God on a sudden to make the poor man rich.… Cross References Sirach 11:20 And he knoweth not what time shall pass, and that death approacheth, and that he must leave all to others, and shall die. Sirach 11:21 Be steadfast in thy covenant, and be conversant therein, and grow old in the work of thy commandments. Sirach 11:23 For it is easy in the eyes of God on a sudden to make the poor man rich. Sirach 11:24 The blessing of God maketh haste to reward the just, and in a swift hour his blessing beareth fruit. |