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Read›Sirach (Ecclesiasticus)›Chapter 19

Sirach (Ecclesiasticus) 19:24

In 4 translations

KJV
He that hath small understanding, and feareth God, is better than one that hath much wisdom, and transgresseth the law of the most High.
WEB
Better is one who has little understanding, and fears God, than one who has much intelligence and transgresses the law.
DRC19:21
Better is a man that hath less wisdom, and wanteth understanding, with the fear of God, than he that aboundeth in understanding, and transgresseth the law of the most High.
LXXE
He that hath small understanding, and feareth God, is better than one that hath much wisdom, and transgresseth the law of the most High.

Original-language editions

LXX-Br
Κρείττων ἡττώμενος ἐν συνέσει ἔμφοβος, ἢ περισσεύων ἐν φρονήσει καὶ παραβαίνων νόμον.
Verse numbering differs between Bibles
  • 19:21 in some Bibles
  • 19:24 in most Bibles

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