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Read›Sirach (Ecclesiasticus)›Chapter 27
In 4 translations
- KJV
- Whoso discovereth secrets loseth his credit; and shall never find friend to his mind.
- WEB
- He who reveals secrets destroys trust, and will not find a close friend.
- DRC27:17
- He that discloseth the secret of a friend loseth his credit, and shall never find a friend to his mind.
- LXXE
- Whoso discovereth secrets loseth his credit; and shall never find friend to his mind.
Original-language editions
- LXX-Br
- Ὁ ἀποκαλύπτων μυστήρια ἀπώλεσε πίστιν, καὶ οὐ μὴ εὕρῃ φίλον πρὸς τὴν ψυχὴν αὐτοῦ.
Verse numbering differs between Bibles
- 27:17 in some Bibles
- 27:16 in most Bibles