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Sirach 34:13 - Meaning and Application
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Translation: World English Bible — Catholic Edition
" The spirit of those who fear the Lord will live, for their hope is in him who saves them. "
Sirach 34:13
Verse in Context
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11 I have seen many things in my travels. My understanding is more than my words.
12 I was often in danger even to death. I was preserved because of these experiences.
13 The spirit of those who fear the Lord will live, for their hope is in him who saves them.
14 Whoever fears the Lord won’t be afraid, and won’t be a coward, for he is his hope.
15 Blessed is the soul of him who fears the Lord. To whom does he give heed? Who is his support?
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Sirach 34:1
"Vain and false hopes are for a man void of understanding. Dreams give wings to fools."
Sirach 34:2
"As one who grasps at a shadow and follows after the wind, so is he who sets his mind on dreams."
Sirach 34:3
"The vision of dreams is a reflection, the likeness of a face near a face."
Sirach 34:4
"From an unclean thing what can be cleansed? From that which is false what can be true?"
Sirach 34:5
"Divinations, and soothsayings, and dreams, are vain. The heart has fantasies like a woman in labor."
Sirach 34:6
"If they are not sent in a visitation from the Most High, don’t give your heart to them."
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