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Read›Sirach (Ecclesiasticus)›Chapter 41

Sirach (Ecclesiasticus) 41:16

In 4 translations

KJV
Therefore be shamefaced according to my word: for it is not good to retain all shamefacedness; neither is it altogether approved in every thing.
WEB
Therefore show respect for my words; for it is not good to retain every kind of shame. Not everything is approved by all in good faith.
DRC41:19
Wherefore have a shame of these things I am now going to speak of. For it is not good to keep all shamefacedness: and all things do not please all men in opinion.
LXXE
Therefore be shamefaced according to my word: for it is not good to retain all shamefacedness; neither is it altogether approved in every thing.

Original-language editions

LXX-Br
Τοιγαροῦν ἐντράπητε ἐπὶ τῷ ῥήματί μου· οὐ γάρ ἐστι πᾶσαν αἰσχύνην διαφυλάξαι καλὸν, καὶ οὐ πάντα πᾶσιν ἐν πίστει εὐδοκιμεῖται.
Verse numbering differs between Bibles
  • 41:19-20 in some Bibles
  • 41:16a in most Bibles
  • 41:16b in most Bibles

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