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

Sirach 17:25

Return unto the Lord, and forsake thy sins, make thy prayer before his face, and offend less.

Parallel Translations

LXX2012View canonical →
Return to the Lord, and forsake your sins, make your prayer before his face, and offend less.
Septuagint in American English (2012)
KJVView canonical →
Return unto the Lord, and forsake thy sins, make thy prayer before his face, and offend less.
King James Version
WEBView canonical →
Return to the Lord, and forsake sins. Make your prayer before his face offend less.
World English Bible
GNV1560View canonical →
[Knowe the righteousnes & iudgements of God: stand in the porcion that is set forthe for thee, and in the prayer of the most high God, & go in the partes of the holie worlde with suche as be liuing and confesse God.]
Geneva Bible (1560) Apocrypha