15 He who sins before his Maker, let him fall into the hands of the physician. (WEB)
Sirach 38:15
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Sirach 18:20–22
20 Before judgment, examine yourself, and in the hour of scrutiny you will find forgiveness. (WEB) 21 Humble yourself before you get sick. In the time of sins, repent. (WEB) 22 Let nothing hinder you to pay your vow in due time. Don’t wait until death to be released. (WEB)
Sirach 38:1–2
1 Honor a physician according to your need with the honors due to him, for truly the Lord has created him. (WEB) 2 For healing comes from the Most High, and he shall receive a gift from the king. (WEB)
Sirach 38:8–10
8 With these, the pharmacist makes a mixture. God’s works won’t be brought to an end. From him, peace is upon the face of the earth. (WEB) 9 My son, in your sickness don’t be negligent, but pray to the Lord, and he will heal you. (WEB) 10 Put away wrong doing, and direct your han… (WEB)
Sirach 21:2–4
2 Flee from sin as from the face of a snake; for if you go near, it will bite you. Its teeth are like lion’s teeth, slaying people’s souls. (WEB) 3 All iniquity is as a two-edged sword. Its stroke has no healing. (WEB) 4 Terror and violence will waste away riches. So the house o… (WEB)
Proverbs 28:12–14
12 When the righteous triumph, there is great glory, but when the wicked rise, men hide themselves. 13 He who conceals his sins will not prosper, but whoever confesses and renounces them will find mercy. 14 Blessed is the man who is always reverent, but he who hardens h…
Job 5:17–19
17 Blessed indeed is the man whom God corrects; so do not despise the discipline of the Almighty. 18 For He wounds, but He also binds; He strikes, but His hands also heal. 19 He will rescue you from six calamities; no harm will touch you in seven.
2 Clement 9:6–8
6 Let us therefore love one another, that we all may come unto the kingdom of God. (2CL) 7 While we have time to be healed, let us place ourselves in the hands of God the physician, giving Him a recompense. (2CL) 8 What recompense? Repentance from a sincere heart. (2CL)
Proverbs 20:29–30
29 The glory of young men is their strength, and gray hair is the splendor of the old. 30 Lashes and wounds scour evil, and beatings cleanse the inmost parts.
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