Found 319 Results for: Praise

• Do not praise yourself lest you fall and bring dishonor on yourself. For the Lord will reveal your secrets and throw you to one side in the midst of the assembly, if you have no fear of the Lord and your heart is full of deceit. (Ecclesiasticus 1, 30)

• There is a shame which leads to sin and there is a shame which merits praise and respect. (Ecclesiasticus 4, 21)

• Do not praise a man because he is handsome and do not hold a man in contempt because of his appearance. (Ecclesiasticus 11, 2)

• When the rich man speaks, all are silent and they praise his words to the skies. The poor man speaks and people ask, "Who is this?" And if he stumbles, they push him down. (Ecclesiasticus 13, 23)

• Praise is not fitting on the lips of sinners since it does not come from the Lord. (Ecclesiasticus 15, 9)

• Praise must come from the wise man; so the Lord himself inspires it. (Ecclesiasticus 15, 10)

• They will praise his holy Name and relate the magnificence of his creation. (Ecclesiasticus 17, 10)

• For who in the grave will praise the Almighty, if the living do not give him glory? (Ecclesiasticus 17, 27)

• The dead man is as if he did not exist and cannot give praise; he who has life and health can praise the Lord. (Ecclesiasticus 17, 28)

• Praise no one before he has spoken, since this is the acid test. (Ecclesiasticus 27, 7)

• Returning kindness is an offering of fine flour; giving alms is a sacrifice of praise. (Ecclesiasticus 35, 2)

• Many people praise his discernment and never will he be forgotten. His memory will not fade and his name will live on from generation to generation. (Ecclesiasticus 39, 9)