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Read›Sirach (Ecclesiasticus)›Chapter 1
In 4 translations
- KJV
- For the fear of the Lord is wisdom and instruction: and faith and meekness are his delight.
- WEB
- for the fear of the Lord is wisdom and instruction. Faith and humility are his good pleasure.
- DRC1:34
- For the fear of the Lord is wisdom and discipline: and that which is agreeable to him, Is faith, and meekness: and he will fill up his treasures.
- LXXE
- For the fear of the Lord is wisdom and instruction: and faith and meekness are his delight.
Original-language editions
- LXX-Br
- Σοφία γὰρ καὶ παιδεία φόβος Κυρίου, καὶ ἡ εὐδοκία αὐτοῦ πίστις καὶ πρᾳότης.
Verse numbering differs between Bibles
- 1:34-35 in some Bibles
- 1:27a in most Bibles
- 1:27b in most Bibles