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Read›Sirach (Ecclesiasticus)›Chapter 7
In 4 translations
- KJV
- Honour thy father with thy whole heart, and forget not the sorrows of thy mother.
- WEB
- Honor your father with your whole heart, and don’t forget the birth pangs of your mother.
- DRC7:29
- Honour thy father, and forget not the groanings of thy mother:
- LXXE
- Honour thy father with thy whole heart, and forget not the sorrows of thy mother.
Original-language editions
- LXX-Br
- Ἐν ὅλῃ καρδίᾳ δόξασον τὸν πατέρα σου, καὶ μητρὸς ὠδῖνας μὴ ἐπιλάθῃ.
Verse numbering differs between Bibles
- 7:29 in some Bibles
- 7:27 in most Bibles