OLD TESTAMENT

Sirach 15:9

The Holy Bible · English
All chapters

Read all chapter notes ↗

Bilingual reading
Text

Open an explanation beneath verses with notes. Your notes and highlights stay on this device.

9

Praise is not attractive in the mouth of a sinner; for it was not sent to him from the Lord.

ExplanationCommentary
EXPLANATION

Verse 9. Praise. Or Greek “a proverb,” Proverbs 17:7 and 26:7. Calmet.—David invites even dragons to praise God, but sinners never. Saint John Chrysostom orat. prebyt. Psalms 49:16.—The person who preaches will, and lives not accordingly, injures God. Worthington.

Read all chapter notes
Read the whole chapter