Sirach 15:4
Good News Translation
Rely on her for support, and you will never know the disgrace of failure.

New Revised Standard Version
He will lean on her and not fall, and he will rely on her and not be put to shame.

Contemporary English Version
You can depend on her to keep you from disgrace.

New American Bible
He will lean upon her and not fall; he will trust in her and not be put to shame.

Douay-Rheims Bible
And she shall hold him fast, and he shall not be confounded: and she shall exalt him among his neighbours.

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

And she shall hold him fast, and he shall not be confounded: and she shall exalt him among his neighbours.

Sirach 15:2
And she will meet him as an honourable mother, and will receive him as a wife married of a virgin.

Sirach 15:3
With the bread of life and understanding, she shall feed him, and give him the water of wholesome wisdom to drink: and she shall be made strong in him, and he shall not be moved.

Sirach 15:5
And in the midst of the church she shall open his mouth, and shall fill him with the spirit of wisdom and understanding, and shall clothe him with a robe of glory.

Sirach 15:6
She shall heap upon him a treasure of joy and gladness, and shall cause him to inherit an everlasting name.

Context
Sirach 15
3With the bread of life and understanding, she shall feed him, and give him the water of wholesome wisdom to drink: and she shall be made strong in him, and he shall not be moved. 4And she shall hold him fast, and he shall not be confounded: and she shall exalt him among his neighbours. 5And in the midst of the church she shall open his mouth, and shall fill him with the spirit of wisdom and understanding, and shall clothe him with a robe of glory.…
Cross References
Sirach 15:2
And she will meet him as an honourable mother, and will receive him as a wife married of a virgin.

Sirach 15:3
With the bread of life and understanding, she shall feed him, and give him the water of wholesome wisdom to drink: and she shall be made strong in him, and he shall not be moved.

Sirach 15:5
And in the midst of the church she shall open his mouth, and shall fill him with the spirit of wisdom and understanding, and shall clothe him with a robe of glory.

Sirach 15:6
She shall heap upon him a treasure of joy and gladness, and shall cause him to inherit an everlasting name.



(Sir. Si Ecclesiasticus eccles eccl)

Sirach 15:3
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