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Read›Sirach (Ecclesiasticus)›Chapter 30
In 4 translations
- KJV
- The gladness of the heart is the life of man, and the joyfulness of a man prolongeth his days.
- WEB
- Gladness of heart is the life of a man. Cheerfulness of a man lengthens his days.
- DRC30:23
- The joyfulness of the heart, is the life of a man, and a never failing treasure of holiness: and the joy of a man is length of life.
- LXXE
- The gladness of the heart is the life of man, and the joyfulness of a man prolongeth his days.
Original-language editions
- LXX-Br
- Εὐφροσύνη καρδίας ζωὴ ἀνθρώπου, καὶ ἀγαλλίαμα ἀνδρὸς μακροημέρευσις.
Verse numbering differs between Bibles
- 30:23 in some Bibles
- 30:22 in most Bibles