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Read›Sirach (Ecclesiasticus)›Chapter 28
In 4 translations
- KJV
- And weigh thy words in a balance, and make a door and bar for thy mouth.
- WEB
- so make a balance and a weight for your words, and make a door and a bar for your mouth.
- DRC28:29
- Melt down thy gold and silver, and make a balance for thy words, and a just bridle for thy mouth:
- LXXE
- and weigh thy words in a balance, and make a door and bar for thy mouth.
Original-language editions
- LXX-Br
- καὶ τοῖς λόγοις σου ποίησον ζυγὸν καὶ σταθμὸν, καὶ τῷ στόματί σου ποίησον θύραν καὶ μοχλόν.
Verse numbering differs between Bibles
- 28:29 in some Bibles
- 28:25 in most Bibles