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Read›Sirach (Ecclesiasticus)›Chapter 19
In 4 translations
- KJV
- He that can rule his tongue shall live without strife; and he that hateth babbling shall have less evil.
- WEB
- He who hates gossip has less wickedness.The preceding part of this verse is omitted by the best authorities.
- DRC
- He that sinneth against his own soul, shall repent: and he that is delighted with wickedness, shall be condemned.
- LXXE
- but he that hateth babbling hath less of evil.
Original-language editions
- LXX-Br
- καὶ ὁ μισῶν λαλιὰν ἐλαττονοῦται κακίᾳ.