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Read›Sirach (Ecclesiasticus)›Chapter 20
In 4 translations
- KJV
- A thief is better than a man that is accustomed to lie: but they both shall have destruction to heritage.
- WEB20:24
- A lie is an ugly blot on a person. It will be continually in the mouth of the ignorant.
- DRC20:26
- A lie is a foul blot in a man, and yet it will be continually in the mouth of men without discipline.
- LXXE20:24
- A lie is a foul blot in a man, yet it is continually in the mouth of the untaught.
Original-language editions
- LXX-Br20:24
- Μῶμος πονηρὸς ἐν ἀνθρώπῳ ψεῦδος, ἐν στόματι ἀπαιδεύτων ἐνδελεχισθήσεται.
Verse numbering differs between Bibles
- 20:27 in some Bibles
- 20:25 in most Bibles