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Read›Sirach (Ecclesiasticus)›Chapter 3
In 4 translations
- KJV
- Whoso honoureth his father shall have joy of his own children; and when he maketh his prayer, he shall be heard.
- WEB
- Whoever honors his father will have joy in his own children. He will be heard in the day of his prayer.
- DRC3:6
- He that honoureth his father shall have joy in his own children, and in the day of his prayer he shall be heard.
- LXXE
- Whoso honoureth his father shall have joy of his own children; and when he maketh his prayer, he shall be heard.
Original-language editions
- LXX-Br
- Ὁ τιμῶν πατερα εὐφρανθήσεται ὑπὸ τέκνων, καὶ ἐν ἡμέρᾳ προσευχῆς αὐτοῦ εἰσακουσθήσεται.
Verse numbering differs between Bibles
- 3:6 in some Bibles
- 3:5 in most Bibles