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Read›Sirach (Ecclesiasticus)›Chapter 8
In 4 translations
- KJV
- Open not thine heart to every man, lest he requite thee with a shrewd turn.
- WEB
- Don’t open your heart to every man. Don’t let him return you a favor.
- DRC8:22
- Open not thy heart to every man: lest he repay thee with an evil turn, and speak reproachfully to thee.
- LXXE
- Open not thine heart to every man, lest he requite thee with a shrewd turn.
Original-language editions
- LXX-Br
- Παντὶ ἀνθρώπῳ μὴ ἔκφαινε σὴν καρδίαν, καὶ μὴ ἀναφερέτω σοι χάριν.
Verse numbering differs between Bibles
- 8:22 in some Bibles
- 8:19 in most Bibles