Sirach 24

Read Sirach chapter 24 in the ChristianGrid Bible Portal. Compare versions, search verses, and study the Old and New Testament online.

Clear Results

Results

Sirach 24:1

ENGBRENT: Wisdom shall praise herself, and shall glory in the midst of her people.

ENGLXXUP: Wisdom shall praise herself,And shall glory in the midst of her people.

Sirach 24:2

ENGBRENT: In the congregation of the most High shall she open her mouth, and triumph before his power.

ENGLXXUP: In the congregation of the most High shall she open her mouth,And triumph before his power.

Sirach 24:3

ENGBRENT: I came out of the mouth of the most High, and covered the earth as a cloud.

ENGLXXUP: I came out of the mouth of the most High,And covered the earth as a cloud.

Sirach 24:4

ENGBRENT: I dwelt in high places, and my throne is in a cloudy pillar.

ENGLXXUP: I dwelt in high places,And my throne is in a cloudy pillar.

Sirach 24:5

ENGBRENT: I alone compassed the circuit of heaven, and walked in the bottom of the deep.

ENGLXXUP: I alone compassed the circuit of heaven,And walked in the bottom of the deep.

Sirach 24:6

ENGBRENT: In the waves of the sea, and in all the earth, and in every people and nation, I got a possession.

ENGLXXUP: In the waves of the sea, and in all the earth,And in every people and nation, I got a possession.

Sirach 24:7

ENGBRENT: With all these I sought rest: and in whose inheritance shall I abide?

ENGLXXUP: With all these I sought rest:And in whose inheritance shall I abide?

Sirach 24:8

ENGBRENT: So the Creator of all things gave me a commandment, and he that made me caused my tabernacle to rest, and said, Let thy dwelling be in Jacob, and thine inheritance in Israel.

ENGLXXUP: So the Creator of all things gave me a commandment,And he that made me caused my tabernacle to rest,And said, Let thy dwelling be in Jacob,And thine inheritance in Israel.

Sirach 24:9

ENGBRENT: He created me from the beginning before the world, and I shall never fail.

ENGLXXUP: He created me from the beginning before the world,And I shall never fail.

Sirach 24:10

ENGBRENT: In the holy tabernacle I served before him; and so was I established in Sion.

ENGLXXUP: In the holy tabernacle I served before him;And so was I established in Zion.

Sirach 24:11

ENGBRENT: Likewise in the beloved city he gave me rest, and in Jerusalem was my power.

ENGLXXUP: Likewise in the beloved city he gave me rest,And in Jerusalem was my power.

Sirach 24:12

ENGBRENT: And I took root in an honourable people, even in the portion of the Lord's inheritance.

ENGLXXUP: And I took root in an honorable people,Even in the portion of the Lord’s inheritance.

Sirach 24:13

ENGBRENT: I was exalted like a cedar in Libanus, and as a cypress tree upon the mountains of Hermon.

ENGLXXUP: I was exalted like a cedar in Lebanon,And as a cypress tree upon the mountains of Hermon.

Sirach 24:14

ENGBRENT: I was exalted like a palm tree on the sea shore, and as a rose plant in Jericho, as a fair olive tree in a plain, and grew up as a plane tree.

ENGLXXUP: I was exalted like a palm tree on the sea shore,And as a rose plant in Jericho,As a fair olive tree in a plain,And grew up as a plane tree.

Sirach 24:15

ENGBRENT: I gave a sweet smell like cinnamon and aspalathus, and I yielded a pleasant odour like the best myrrh, as galbanum, and onyx, and sweet storax, and as the fume of frankincense in the tabernacle.

ENGLXXUP: I gave a sweet smell like cinnamon and aspalathus,And I yielded a pleasant odor like the best myrrh,As galbanum, and onyx, and sweet storax,And as the fume of frankincense in the tabernacle.

Sirach 24:16

ENGBRENT: As the turpentine tree I stretched out my branches, and my branches are the branches of honour and grace.

ENGLXXUP: As the turpentine tree I stretched out my branches,And my branches are the branches of honor and grace.

Sirach 24:17

ENGBRENT: As the vine brought I forth pleasant savour, and my flowers are the fruit of honour and riches.

ENGLXXUP: As the vine brought I forth pleasant savor,And my flowers are the fruit of honor and riches.

Sirach 24:19

ENGBRENT: Come unto me, all ye that be desirous of me, and fill yourselves with my fruits.

ENGLXXUP: Come unto me, all ye that be desirous of me,And fill yourselves with my fruits.

Sirach 24:20

ENGBRENT: For my memorial is sweeter than honey, and mine inheritance than the honeycomb.

ENGLXXUP: For my memorial is sweeter than honey,And mine inheritance than the honeycomb.

Sirach 24:21

ENGBRENT: They that eat me shall yet be hungry, and they that drink me shall yet be thirsty.

ENGLXXUP: They that eat me shall yet be hungry,And they that drink me shall yet be thirsty.

Sirach 24:22

ENGBRENT: He that obeyeth me shall never be confounded, and they that work by me shall not do amiss.

ENGLXXUP: He that obeyeth me shall never be confounded,And they that work by me shall not do amiss.

Sirach 24:23

ENGBRENT: All these things are the book of the covenant of the most high God, even the law which Moses commanded for an heritage unto the congregations of Jacob.

ENGLXXUP: All these things are the book of the covenant of the most high God,Even the law which Moses commandedFor a heritage unto the congregations of Jacob.

Sirach 24:25

ENGBRENT: He filleth all things with his wisdom, as Phison and as Tigris in the time of the new fruits.

ENGLXXUP: He filleth all things with his wisdom,As Pishon and as Tigris in the time of the new fruits.

Sirach 24:26

ENGBRENT: He maketh the understanding to abound like Euphrates, and as Jordan in the time of the harvest.

ENGLXXUP: He maketh the understanding to abound like Euphrates,And as Jordan in the time of the harvest.

Sirach 24:27

ENGBRENT: He maketh the doctrine of knowledge appear as the light, and as Geon in the time of vintage.

ENGLXXUP: He maketh the doctrine of knowledge appear as the light,And as Gihon in the time of vintage.

Sirach 24:28

ENGBRENT: The first man knew her not perfectly: no more shall the last find her out.

ENGLXXUP: The first man knew her not perfectly:No more shall the last find her out.

Sirach 24:29

ENGBRENT: For her thoughts are more than the sea, and her counsels profounder than the great deep.

ENGLXXUP: For her thoughts are more than the sea,And her counsels profounder than the great deep.

Sirach 24:30

ENGBRENT: I also came out as a brook from a river, and as a conduit into a garden.

ENGLXXUP: I also came out as a brook from a river,And as a conduit into a garden.

Sirach 24:31

ENGBRENT: I said, I will water my best garden, and will water abundantly my garden bed: and, lo, my brook became a river, and my river became a sea.

ENGLXXUP: I said, I will water my best garden,And will water abundantly my garden bed:And, lo, my brook became a river,And my river became a sea.

Sirach 24:32

ENGBRENT: I will yet make doctrine to shine as the morning, and will send forth her light afar off.

ENGLXXUP: I will yet make doctrine to shine as the morning,And will send forth her light afar off.

Sirach 24:33

ENGBRENT: I will yet pour out doctrine as prophecy, and leave it to all ages for ever.

ENGLXXUP: I will yet pour out doctrine as prophecy,And leave it to all ages forever.

Sirach 24:34

ENGBRENT: Behold that I have not laboured for myself only, but for all them that seek wisdom.

ENGLXXUP: Behold that I have not labored for myself only,But for all them that seek wisdom.

ENGBRENT: PUBLIC DOMAIN

ENGLXXUP: public domain