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Sirach 19:6

He who hates gossip has less wickedness.

Parallel Translations

LXXView canonical →
but he that hateth babbling hath less of evil.
Brenton's Septuagint Translation
LXX2012View canonical →
He that can rule his tongue shall live without strife; and he that hates babbling shall have less evil.
Septuagint in American English (2012)
KJVView canonical →
He that can rule his tongue shall live without strife; and he that hateth babbling shall have less evil.
King James Version