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Read›Sirach (Ecclesiasticus)›Chapter 2

Sirach (Ecclesiasticus) 2:16

In 4 translations

KJV
They that fear the Lord will seek that which is well, pleasing unto him; and they that love him shall be filled with the law.
WEB
Those who fear the Lord will seek his good pleasure. Those who love him will be filled with the law.
DRC2:19
They that fear the Lord, will seek after the things that are well pleasing to him: and they that love him, shall be filled with his law.
LXXE
They that fear the Lord will seek that which is wellpleasing unto him; and they that love him shall be filled with the law.

Original-language editions

LXX-Br
Οἱ φοβούμενοι Κύριον ζητήσουσιν εὐδοκίαν αὐτοῦ, καὶ οἱ ἀγαπῶντες αὐτὸν ἐμπλησθήσονται τοῦ νόμου.
Verse numbering differs between Bibles
  • 2:19 in some Bibles
  • 2:16 in most Bibles

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