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Read›Sirach (Ecclesiasticus)›Chapter 20

Sirach (Ecclesiasticus) 20:5

In 4 translations

KJV
There is one that keepeth silence, and is found wise: and another by much babbling becometh hateful.
WEB
There is one who keeps silent and is found wise; and there is one who is hated for his much talk.
DRC20:4
How good is it, when thou art reproved, to shew repentance! for so thou shalt escape wilful sin. There is one that holdeth his peace, that is found wise: and there is another that is hateful, that is bold in speech.
LXXE
There is one that keepeth silence, and is found wise: and another by much babbling becometh hateful.

Original-language editions

LXX-Br
Εστι σιωπῶν εὑρισκόμενος σοφὸς, καὶ ἔστι μισητὸς ἀπὸ πολλῆς λαλιᾶς.
Verse numbering differs between Bibles
  • 20:4-5 in some Bibles
  • 20:5a in most Bibles
  • 20:5b in most Bibles

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