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Read›Sirach (Ecclesiasticus)›Chapter 10
In 4 translations
- KJV
- My son, glorify thy soul in meekness, and give it honour according to the dignity thereof.
- WEB
- My son, glorify your soul in humility, and ascribe to yourself honor according to your worthiness.
- DRC10:31
- My son, keep thy soul in meekness, and give it honour according to its desert.
- LXXE
- My son, glorify thy soul in meekness, and give it honour according to the dignity thereof.
Original-language editions
- LXX-Br
- Τέκνον, ἐν πρᾳΰτητι δόξασον τὴν ψυχήν σου, καὶ δὸς αὐτῇ τιμὴν κατὰ τὴν ἀξίαν αὐτῆς.
Verse numbering differs between Bibles
- 10:31 in some Bibles
- 10:28 in most Bibles