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Read›Sirach (Ecclesiasticus)›Chapter 21
In 4 translations
- KJV
- The lips of talkers will be telling such things as pertain not unto them: but the words of such as have understanding are weighed in the balance.
- WEB
- The lips of strangers will be grieved at these things, but the words of prudent men will be weighed in the balance.
- DRC21:28
- The lips of the unwise will be telling foolish things but the words of the wise shall be weighed in a balance.
- LXXE
- The lips of talkers will be telling such things as pertain not unto them: but the words of such as have understanding are weighed in the balance.
Original-language editions
- LXX-Br
- Χείλη ἀλλοτρίων ἐν τούτοις βαρυνθήσεται, λόγοι δὲ φρονίμων ἐν ζυγῷ σταθήσονται.
Verse numbering differs between Bibles
- 21:28 in some Bibles
- 21:25 in most Bibles