Old Testament readings use the Septuagint , the Scripture the apostles quoted. Masoretic numbering shown for reference.Learn why
GNV1560

Sirach 11:8

Giue no sentence,before thou hast heard the cause,nether interrupt men in the middes of their tales.

Parallel Translations

LXXView canonical →
Answer not before thou hast heard the cause: neither interrupt men in the midst of their talk.
Brenton's Septuagint Translation
LXX2012View canonical →
Answer not before you have heard the cause: neither interrupt men in the midst of their talk.
Septuagint in American English (2012)
KJVView canonical →
Answer not before thou hast heard the cause: neither interrupt men in the midst of their talk.
King James Version
WEBView canonical →
Don’t answer before you have heard. Don’t interrupt while someone else is speaking.
World English Bible