Verse (Click for Chapter) Contemporary English Version Always stay close to the Lord All-Powerful, and he will give you strength. The Lord is the only true God-- he alone can rescue. * Douay-Rheims Bible Treasury of Scripture Knowledge I am the mother of fair love, and of fear, and of knowledge, and of holy hope. Sirach 24:22I have stretched out my branches as the turpentine tree, and my branches are of honour and grace. Sirach 24:23 As the vine I have brought forth a pleasant odour: and my flowers are the fruit of honour and riches. Sirach 24:25 In me is all grace of the way and of the truth, in me is all hope of life and of virtue. Sirach 24:26 Come over to me, all ye that desire me, and be filled with my fruits. Context Sirach 24…23As the vine I have brought forth a pleasant odour: and my flowers are the fruit of honour and riches. 24I am the mother of fair love, and of fear, and of knowledge, and of holy hope. 25In me is all grace of the way and of the truth, in me is all hope of life and of virtue.… Cross References Sirach 24:22 I have stretched out my branches as the turpentine tree, and my branches are of honour and grace. Sirach 24:23 As the vine I have brought forth a pleasant odour: and my flowers are the fruit of honour and riches. Sirach 24:25 In me is all grace of the way and of the truth, in me is all hope of life and of virtue. Sirach 24:26 Come over to me, all ye that desire me, and be filled with my fruits. |