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Read›Sirach (Ecclesiasticus)›Chapter 23
In 4 translations
- KJV
- Use not thy mouth to intemperate swearing, for therein is the word of sin.
- WEB
- Don’t accustom your mouth to gross rudeness, for it involves sinful speech.
- DRC23:17
- Let not thy mouth be accustomed to indiscreet speech: for therein is the word of sin.
- LXXE
- Use not thy mouth to intemperate swearing, for therein is the word of sin.
Original-language editions
- LXX-Br
- Ἀπαιδευσίαν ἀσυρῆ μὴ συνεθίσῃς τὸ στόμα σου, ἔστι γὰρ ἐν αὐτῇ λόγος ἁμαρτίας.
Verse numbering differs between Bibles
- 23:17 in some Bibles
- 23:13 in most Bibles