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Read›Sirach (Ecclesiasticus)›Chapter 3

Sirach (Ecclesiasticus) 3:29

In 4 translations

KJV
The heart of the prudent will understand a parable; and an attentive ear is the desire of a wise man.
WEB
The heart of the prudent will understand a proverb. A wise man desires the ear of a listener.
DRC3:31
The heart of the wise is understood in wisdom, and a good ear will hear wisdom with all desire. A wise heart, and which hath understanding, will abstain from sins, and in the works of justice shall have success.
LXXE
The heart of the prudent will understand a parable; and an attentive ear is the desire of a wise man.

Original-language editions

LXX-Br
καρδία συνετοῦ διανοηθήσεται παραβολὴν, καὶ οὖς ἀκροατοῦ ἐπιθυμία σοφοῦ.
Verse numbering differs between Bibles
  • 3:31-32 in some Bibles
  • 3:29a in most Bibles
  • 3:29b in most Bibles

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