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Read›Sirach (Ecclesiasticus)›Chapter 37
In 4 translations
- KJV
- Let reason go before every enterprize, and counsel before every action.
- WEB
- Let reason be the beginning of every work. Let counsel go before every action.
- DRC37:20
- In all thy works let the true word go before thee, and steady counsel before every action.
- LXXE
- Let reason go before every enterprize, and counsel before every action.
Original-language editions
- LXX-Br
- Ἀρχὴ παντὸς ἔργου λόγος, καὶ πρὸ πάσης πράξεως βουλή.
Verse numbering differs between Bibles
- 37:20 in some Bibles
- 37:16 in most Bibles