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Tobit 12:7

In 4 translations

KJV
It is good to keep close the secret of a king, but it is honourable to reveal the works of God. Do that which is good, and no evil shall touch you.
WEB
It is good to conceal the secret of a king, but to reveal gloriously the works of God. Do good, and evil won’t find you.
DRC
For it is good to hide the secret of a king: but honourable to reveal and confess the works of God.
LXXE
It is good to keep close the secret of a king, but it is honourable to reveal the works of God. Do that which is good, and no evil shall touch you.

Original-language editions

LXX-Br
Μυστήριον βασιλέως καλὸν κρύψαι, τὰ δὲ ἔργα τοῦ Θεοῦ ἀνακαλύπτειν ἐνδόξως· ἀγαθὸν ποιήσατε, καὶ κακὸν οὐχ εὑρήσει ὑμᾶς.

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