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Read›Sirach (Ecclesiasticus)›Chapter 3
In 4 translations
- KJV
- Honour thy father and mother both in word and deed, that a blessing may come upon thee from them.
- WEB
- Honor your father in deed and word, that a blessing may come upon you from him.
- DRC3:9
- Honour thy father, in work and word, and all patience, That a blessing may come upon thee from him, and his blessing may remain in the latter end.
- LXXE
- Honour thy father and mother both in word and deed, that a blessing may come upon thee from them.
Original-language editions
- LXX-Br
- Ἐν ἔργῳ καὶ λόγῳ τίμα τὸν πατέρα σου, ἵνα ἐπέλθῃ σοι εὐλογία παρʼ αὐτοῦ.
Verse numbering differs between Bibles
- 3:9-10 in some Bibles
- 3:8a in most Bibles
- 3:8b in most Bibles