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Read›Sirach (Ecclesiasticus)›Chapter 26
In 4 translations
- KJV
- A shamefaced and faithful woman is a double grace, and her continent mind cannot be valued.
- WEB
- A modest woman is grace upon grace. There are no scales that can weigh the value of a self-controlled soul.
- DRC26:19
- A holy and shamefaced woman is grace upon grace. And no price is worthy of a continent soul.
- LXXE
- A shamefaced and faithful woman is a double grace, and her continent mind cannot be valued.
Original-language editions
- LXX-Br
- Χάρις ἐπὶ χάριτι γυνὴ αἰσχυντηρὰ, καὶ οὐκ ἔστι σταθμὸς πᾶς ἄξιος ἐγκρατοῦς ψυχῆς.
Verse numbering differs between Bibles
- 26:19-20 in some Bibles
- 26:15a in most Bibles
- 26:15b in most Bibles