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Sirach 23:7

¶Heare, ô ye children, the instruction of a mouth that shal speake trueth: who so kepeth it, shal not perishe thorow his lippes, [nor be hurte by wicked workes.]

Parallel Translations

LXXView canonical →
Hear, O ye children, the discipline of the mouth: he that keepeth it shall never be taken in his lips.
Brenton's Septuagint Translation
LXX2012View canonical →
Hear, O you⌃ children, the discipline of the mouth: he that keeps it shall never be taken in his lips.
Septuagint in American English (2012)
KJVView canonical →
Hear, O ye children, the discipline of the mouth: he that keepeth it shall never be taken in his lips.
King James Version
WEBView canonical →
Listen, my children, to the discipline of the mouth. He who keeps it will not be caught.
World English Bible