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Read›Sirach (Ecclesiasticus)›Chapter 17

Sirach (Ecclesiasticus) 17:26

In 4 translations

KJV
Turn again to the most High, and turn away from iniquity: for he will lead thee out of darkness into the light of health, and hate thou abomination vehemently.
WEB
Turn again to the Most High, and turn away from iniquity. Greatly hate the abominable thing.A line is here omitted by the best authorities.
DRC17:23
Return to the Lord, and turn away from thy injustice, and greatly hate abomination.
LXXE
Turn again to the most High, and turn away from iniquity: for he will lead thee out of darkness into the light of health, and hate thou abomination vehemently.

Original-language editions

LXX-Br
Ἐπάναγε ἐπὶ ὕψιστον, καὶ ἀπόστρεφε ἀπὸ ἀδικίας, καὶ σφόδρα μίσησον βδέλυγμα.
Verse numbering differs between Bibles
  • 17:23 in some Bibles
  • 17:26 in most Bibles

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