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Read›Sirach (Ecclesiasticus)›Chapter 6
In 4 translations
- KJV
- If thou love to hear, thou shalt receive understanding: and if thou bow thine ear, thou shalt be wise,
- WEB
- If you love to hear, you will receive. If you incline your ear, you will be wise.
- DRC6:34
- If thou wilt incline thy ear, thou shalt receive instruction: and if thou love to hear, thou shalt be wise.
- LXXE
- If thou love to hear, thou shalt receive understanding: and if thou bow thine ear, thou shalt be wise.
Original-language editions
- LXX-Br
- Ἐὰν ἀγαπήσῃς ἀκούειν ἐκδέξῃ, καὶ ἐὰν κλίνῃς τὸ οὖς σου σοφὸς ἔσῃ.
Verse numbering differs between Bibles
- 6:34 in some Bibles
- 6:33 in most Bibles