The interpretation timeline

Sir 3:7

How this passage has been read — the sources, oldest to newest.

From the early Church Fathers to now.

Sir 3:7 · Douay-Rheims
“He that honoureth his father shall enjoy a long life: and he that obeyeth the father, shall be a comfort to his mother.”
Scholastic c. 1100 – 1500
1274
A.D.
Bonaventure Medieval
c. A.D. 1221–1274
“To the father, insofar as he holds the character of origin, the honor of reverence is owed; whence in Ecclesiasticus: He who fears God will honor his father and his mother, and will serve as masters those who begot him.”
Modern · 1953 →

The in-app commentary runs from the Fathers to the early-modern record, then stops — that's where the public-domain sources end, not where the reading does. For the modern reading, follow the sources directly.