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Sirach (Ecclesiasticus) 25:11

In 4 translations

KJV
But the love of the Lord passeth all things for illumination: he that holdeth it, whereto shall he be likened?
WEB
The fear of the Lord surpasses all things. To whom shall he who holds it be likened?
DRC25:14
The fear of God hath set itself above all things: Blessed is the man, to whom it is given to have the fear of God: he that holdeth it, to whom shall he be likened?
LXXE
But the love of the Lord passeth all things for illumination: he that holdeth it, whereto shall he be likened?

Original-language editions

LXX-Br
Φόβος Κυρίου ὑπὲρ πᾶν ὑπερέβαλεν, ὁ κρατῶν αὐτοῦ τίνι ὁμοιωθήσεται;
Verse numbering differs between Bibles
  • 25:14-15 in some Bibles
  • 25:11a in most Bibles
  • 25:11b in most Bibles

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