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Read›Sirach (Ecclesiasticus)›Chapter 26
In 4 translations
- KJV
- The grace of a wife delighteth her husband, and her discretion will fatten his bones.
- WEB
- The grace of a wife will delight her husband. Her knowledge will strengthen his bones.or, fatten
- DRC26:16
- The grace of a diligent woman shall delight her husband, and shall fat his bones.
- LXXE
- The grace of a wife delighteth her husband, and her discretion will fatten his bones.
Original-language editions
- LXX-Br
- Χάρις γυναικὸς τέρψει τὸν ἄνδρα αὐτῆς, καὶ τὰ ὀστᾶ αὐτοῦ πιανεῖ ἡ ἐπιστήμη αὐτῆς.
Verse numbering differs between Bibles
- 26:16 in some Bibles
- 26:13 in most Bibles