Sirach
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- proper noun
- Literature
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Sirácides
- In the book of Sirach, 25:3-6, it says:
- Sirach and Wisdom
You know the Savior himself, John, the John the Baptist in, in Scripture in in, you know, Ecclesiasticus or Sirach, right?
- You know the Savior himself, John, the John the Baptist in, in Scripture in in, you know, Ecclesiasticus or Sirach, right?
Examples
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As Wisdom was with God in the beginning (Proverbs 8:22-23; Sirach 24:9; Wisdom 6:22), Jesus is with God "in the beginning" (John 1:1) and with the Father before the world existed (John 17:5).
Academic text (2005) -
Sirach 34:24 If one man prays and another curses, whose voice will the Lord hear?
Blog text (29) -
Listen to the advice of Sirach:
Blog text (3) -
Aelred engages in an extended allegorical commentary on Sirach 24:19-20.
Academic text (2009) -
Sirach nationalized Woman Wisdom by associating her closely with the Temple in Jerusalem and with Torah (Sirach 24).
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"Everything comes from the Lord: success and failure, poverty and wealth, life and death, wisdom, understanding, knowledge of the Law, love and doing of good deeds—all these come from the Lord." -- Sirach 11:14
Blog text (24) -
In the book of Sirach, it offers wisdom on the value of friendship.
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Many teachings from Sirach emphasize the importance of living a virtuous life.
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The advice given in Sirach encourages people to seek knowledge and understanding.
Synonyms
A book of wise sayings in older Bibles, also called Wisdom of Sirach
An old book of wise sayings and moral teachings like Proverbs
An ancient Jewish book of wise sayings similar to Proverbs
Compounds
- Literature
An old book of wise sayings and moral teachings like Proverbs
Surface Forms
Etymology
Sirach comes from the author's name Ben Sira, which means 'son of Sira'. It is also called Ecclesiasticus, and because the book is named for its writer, Sirach contains the author's wise sayings and moral teaching, which is why people think of it as a book of proverbs.