Verse (Click for Chapter) Good News Translation I fought for Wisdom and was strict in my conduct. When I prayed, I sadly confessed how far short of Wisdom I fell. New Revised Standard Version Contemporary English Version New American Bible Douay-Rheims Bible Treasury of Scripture Knowledge I prayed for her before the temple, and unto the very end I will seek after her, and she flourished as a grape soon ripe. Sirach 51:17Therefore I will give thanks, and praise thee, and bless the name of the Lord. Sirach 51:18 When I was yet young, before I wandered about, I sought for wisdom openly in my prayer. Sirach 51:20 My heart delighted in her, my foot walked in the right way, from my youth up I sought after her. Sirach 51:21 I bowed down my ear a little, and received her. Context Sirach 51…18When I was yet young, before I wandered about, I sought for wisdom openly in my prayer. 19I prayed for her before the temple, and unto the very end I will seek after her, and she flourished as a grape soon ripe. 20My heart delighted in her, my foot walked in the right way, from my youth up I sought after her.… Cross References Sirach 51:17 Therefore I will give thanks, and praise thee, and bless the name of the Lord. Sirach 51:18 When I was yet young, before I wandered about, I sought for wisdom openly in my prayer. Sirach 51:20 My heart delighted in her, my foot walked in the right way, from my youth up I sought after her. Sirach 51:21 I bowed down my ear a little, and received her. |