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

Sirach 36:23

The belly devoureth all meats, yet is one meat better than another.

Parallel Translations

LXX2012View canonical →
If there be kindness, meekness, and comfort, in her tongue, then is not her husband like other men.
Septuagint in American English (2012)
KJVView canonical →
If there be kindness, meekness, and comfort, in her tongue, then is not her husband like other men.
King James Version
WEBView canonical →
If kindness and humility are on her tongue, her husband is not like other sons of men.
World English Bible