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

Sirach 6:5

Sweet language will multiply friends: and a fairspeaking tongue will increase kind greetings.

Parallel Translations

LXX2012View canonical →
Sweet language will multiply friends: and a fairspeaking tongue will increase kind greetings.
Septuagint in American English (2012)
KJVView canonical →
Sweet language will multiply friends: and a fairspeaking tongue will increase kind greetings.
King James Version
WEBView canonical →
Sweet words will multiply a man’s friends. A gracious tongue will multiply courtesies.
World English Bible