Ecclesiasticus 37:19
But above all these things pray to the most High, that he may direct thy way in truth.
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- Vulgate (Clementine)
- Et in his omnibus deprecare Altissimum, ut dirigat in veritate viam tuam.
- Septuagint (Swete)
- Verse numbering differs here, so nothing is shown rather than the wrong verse.
The Fathers on this verse
St Augustine On Christian Doctrine, The Man Whose Life is in Harmony with His Teaching Will Teach with Greater Effect
59. But whatever may be the majesty of the style, the life of the speaker will count for more in securing the hearer’s compliance. The man who speaks wisely and eloquently, but lives wickedly, may, it is true, instruct many who are anxious to learn; though, as it is written, he “is unprofitable to himself.” Wherefore, also, the apostle says: “Whether in pretence or in truth Christ is preached.” Now Christ is the truth; yet we see that the truth can be preached, though not in truth, that is, what is right and true in itself may be preached by a man of perverse and deceitful mind. And thus it is that Jesus Christ is preached by those that seek their own, and not the things that are Jesus Christ’s. …