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Read›Sirach (Ecclesiasticus)›Chapter 9
In 4 translations
- KJV
- Let thy talk be with the wise, and all thy communication in the law of the most High.
- WEB
- Let your conversation be with men of understanding. Let all your discourse be in the law of the Most High.
- DRC9:23
- And let the thought of God be in thy mind, and all thy discourse on the commandments of the Highest.
- LXXE
- Let thy talk be with the wise, and all thy communication in the law of the most High.
Original-language editions
- LXX-Br
- Καὶ μετὰ συνετῶν ἔστω ὁ διαλογισμός σου, καὶ πᾶσα διήγησίς σου ἐν νόμῳ ὑψίστου.
Verse numbering differs between Bibles
- 9:23 in some Bibles
- 9:15 in most Bibles