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Sirach (Ecclesiasticus) 1:16

In 4 translations

KJV
To fear the Lord is fulness of wisdom, and filleth men with her fruits.
WEB
To fear the Lord is the fullness of wisdom. She inebriates men with her fruits.
DRC1:17
The fear of the Lord is the religiousness of knowledge. Religiousness shall keep and justify the heart, it shall give joy and gladness. It shall go well with him that feareth the Lord, and in the days of his end he shall be blessed. To fear God is the fulness of wisdom, and fulness is from the fruits thereof.
LXXE
To fear the Lord is fulness of wisdom, and filleth men with her fruits.

Original-language editions

LXX-Br
Πλησμονὴ σοφίας φοβεῖσθαι τὸν Κύριον, καὶ μεθύσκει αὐτοὺς ἀπὸ τῶν καρπῶν αὐτῆς.
Verse numbering differs between Bibles
  • 1:17-20 in some Bibles
  • 1:16a in most Bibles
  • 1:16b in most Bibles
  • 1:16c in most Bibles
  • 1:16d in most Bibles

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