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Read›Sirach (Ecclesiasticus)›Chapter 27
In 4 translations
- KJV
- Love thy friend, and be faithful unto him: but if thou betrayest his secrets, follow no more after him.
- WEB
- Love a friend, and keep faith with him; but if you reveal his secrets, you shall not follow him;
- DRC27:18
- Love thy neighbour, and be joined to him with fidelity. But if thou discover his secrets, follow no more after him.
- LXXE
- Love thy friend, and be faithful unto him: but if thou betrayest his secrets, follow no more after him.
Original-language editions
- LXX-Br
- Στέρξον φίλον, καὶ πιστώθητι μετʼ αὐτοῦ· ἐὰν δὲ ἀποκαλύψῃς τὰ μυστήρια αὐτοῦ, οὐ μὴ καταδιώξῃς ὀπίσω αὐτοῦ.
Verse numbering differs between Bibles
- 27:18-19 in some Bibles
- 27:17a in most Bibles
- 27:17b in most Bibles