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Read›Sirach (Ecclesiasticus)›Chapter 1
In 4 translations
- KJV
- Wisdom raineth down skill and knowledge of understanding standing, and exalteth them to honour that hold her fast.
- WEB
- He both saw and measured her. He rained down skill and knowledge of understanding, and exalted the honor of those who hold her fast.
- DRC1:24
- Wisdom shall distribute knowledge, and understanding of prudence: and exalteth the glory of them that hold her.
- LXXE
- Wisdom raineth down skill and knowledge of understanding, and exalteth them to honour that hold her fast.
Original-language editions
- LXX-Br
- ἐπιστήμην καὶ γνῶσιν συνέσεως ἐξώμβρησε, καὶ δόξαν κρατούντων αὐτῆς ἀνύψωσε.
Verse numbering differs between Bibles
- 1:24 in some Bibles
- 1:19 in most Bibles