Old Testament readings use the Septuagint , the Scripture the apostles quoted. Masoretic numbering shown for reference.Learn why
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Sirach 7:26

If thou haue a wife after thy minde,forsake her not, but commit not thy self to the hateful.

Parallel Translations

LXXView canonical →
Hast thou a wife after thy mind? forsake her not.
Brenton's Septuagint Translation
LXX2012View canonical →
Have you a wife after your mind? forsake her not: but give not yourself over to a light woman.
Septuagint in American English (2012)
KJVView canonical →
Hast thou a wife after thy mind? forsake her not: but give not thyself over to a light woman.
King James Version
WEBView canonical →
Do you have a wife who pleases you? Don’t cast her out. But don’t trust yourself to one who is hateful.
World English Bible