9 the beauty of heaven, the glory of the stars, an ornament giving light in the highest places of the Lord. (WEB)
Sirach 43:9
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Sirach 50:5–7
5 How glorious he was when the people gathered around him as he came out of the house of the veil! (WEB) 6 He was like the morning star among clouds, like the full moon, (WEB) 7 like the sun shining on the temple of the Most High, like the rainbow shining in clouds of glory, (WEB)
Sirach 43:1–2
1 The pride of the heavenly heights is the clear sky, the appearance of heaven, in the spectacle of its glory. (WEB) 2 The sun, when it appears, bringing tidings as it rises, is a marvelous instrument, the work of the Most High. (WEB)
Wisdom of Solomon 7:28–30
28 For God loves nothing as much as one who dwells with wisdom. (WEB) 29 For she is fairer than the sun, and above all the constellations of the stars. She is better than light. (WEB) 30 For daylight yields to night, but evil does not prevail against wisdom. (WEB)
Psalms 76:3–5
3 There He shattered the flaming arrows, the shield and sword and weapons of war. Selah 4 You are resplendent with light, more majestic than mountains filled with game. 5 The valiant lie plundered; they sleep their last sleep. No men of might could lift a hand.
Wisdom of Solomon 8:2–4
2 I loved her and sought her from my youth. I sought to take her for my bride. I became enamoured by her beauty. (WEB) 3 She glorifies her noble birth by living with God. The Sovereign Lord of all loves her. (WEB) 4 For she is initiated into the knowledge of God, and she chooses… (WEB)
4 Maccabees 17:4–6
4 Cheer up, therefore, O holy-minded mother! Hold the firm hope of your steadfastness with God. (WEB) 5 Not so gracious does the moon appear with the stars in heaven, as you are established as honorable before God, and fixed in the sky with your sons whom you illuminate… (WEB)
2 Baruch 59:6–7
6 rain: And the suppression of anger, and the multitude of long-suffering, and the truth of judgement: (2BA) 7 And the root of wisdom, and the riches of understanding, and the fount of knowledge: And the height of the air, and the greatness of Paradise, and the consumma… (2BA)
2 Samuel 23:3–5
3 The God of Israel spoke; the Rock of Israel said to me, ‘He who rules the people with justice, who rules in the fear of God, 4 is like the light of the morning at sunrise of a cloudless dawn, the glistening after the rain on the sprouting grass of the earth.’ 5 Is…
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