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Read›Sirach (Ecclesiasticus)›Chapter 29
In 4 translations
- KJV
- Forget not the friendship of thy surety, for he hath given his life for thee.
- WEB
- Don’t forget the kindness of your guarantor, for he has given his life for you.
- DRC29:18
- A good man is surety for his neighbour: and he that hath lost shame, will leave him to himself.
- LXXE
- Forget not the friendship of thy surety, for he hath given his life for thee.
Original-language editions
- LXX-Br
- Χάριτας ἐγγύου μὴ ἐπιλάθῃ, ἔδωκε γὰρ τὴν ψυχὴν αὐτοῦ ὑπὲρ σοῦ.
Verse numbering differs between Bibles
- 29:19 in some Bibles
- 29:15 in most Bibles