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Read›Sirach (Ecclesiasticus)›Chapter 9
In 4 translations
- KJV
- A man of an ill tongue is dangerous in his city; and he that is rash in his talk shall be hated.
- WEB
- A loudmouthed man is dangerous in his city. He who is reckless in his speech will be hated.
- DRC9:25
- A man full of tongue is terrible in his city, and he that is rash in his word shall be hateful.
- LXXE
- A man of an ill tongue is dangerous in his city; and he that is rash in his talk shall be hated.
Original-language editions
- LXX-Br
- Φοβερὸς ἐν πόλει αὐτοῦ ἀνὴρ γλωσσώδης, καὶ ὁ προπετὴς ἐν λόγῳ αὐτοῦ μισηθήσεται.
Verse numbering differs between Bibles
- 9:25 in some Bibles
- 9:18 in most Bibles