Old Testament readings use the Septuagint , the Scripture the apostles quoted. Masoretic numbering shown for reference.Learn why
LXX2012

Sirach 22:24

As the vapor and smoke of a furnace goes before the fire; so reviling before blood.

Parallel Translations

LXXView canonical →
As the vapour and smoke of a furnace goeth before the fire; so reviling before blood.
Brenton's Septuagint Translation
KJVView canonical →
As the vapour and smoke of a furnace goeth before the fire; so reviling before blood.
King James Version
WEBView canonical →
Before fire is the vapor and smoke of a furnace, so insults precede bloodshed.
World English Bible