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Read›Sirach (Ecclesiasticus)›Chapter 28
In 4 translations
- KJV
- Many have fallen by the edge of the sword: but not so many as have fallen by the tongue.
- WEB
- Many have fallen by the edge of the sword, yet not so many as those who have fallen because of the tongue.
- DRC28:22
- Many have fallen by the edge of the sword, but not so many as have perished by their own tongue.
- LXXE
- Many have fallen by the edge of the sword: but not so many as have fallen by the tongue.
Original-language editions
- LXX-Br
- Πολλοὶ ἔπεσαν ἐν στόματι μαχαίρας, καὶ οὐχ ὡς οἱ πεπτωκότες διὰ γλῶσσαν.
Verse numbering differs between Bibles
- 28:22 in some Bibles
- 28:18 in most Bibles