Sirach 20:2

ASV Byzantine Text

How good is it to reprove, rather than to be wroth; And he that maketh confession shall be kept back from hurt.

Matupi Chin Standard Bible 2019

Poi uengkueng lakah khaw ho phetlet khaw hno then pakhat la om van mai.

Clementine Vulgate 1598

Concupiscentia spadonis devirginabit juvenculam:

Brenton English Septuagint

It is much better to reprove, than to be angry secretly:

Dutch Bible, Petrus Canisius

Toch is het beter, te berispen dan te razen; Want wie bekent, wordt voor slechter bewaard.

Douay-Rheims 1899

The lust of an eunuch shall devour a young maiden:

King James Version + Apocrypha

It is much better to reprove, than to be angry secretly: and he that confesseth his fault shall be preserved from hurt.

KJV Cambridge Paragraph

It is much better to reprove, than to be angry secretly: And he that confesseth his fault shall be preserved from hurt.

LXX2012 U. S. English

It is much better to reprove, than to be angry secretly: and he that confesses his fault shall be preserved from hurt.

British English Septuagint 2012

It is much better to reprove, than to be angry secretly: and he that confesses his fault shall be preserved from hurt.

Revised Version

How good is it to reprove, rather than to be wroth; And he that maketh confession shall be kept back from hurt.

French Free Holy Bible for the World

Qu'il est bon de réprimander, plutôt que de se mettre en colère. Celui qui se confesse sera préservé du mal.

Spanish BLL

Cuánto mejor es reprender que enojarse. El que confiesa será librado del mal.

Spanish Free Bible for the World

Qué bueno es reprender, antes que enojarse. El que se confiesa será preservado del daño.

Croatian Bible

Ali bolje je koriti nego se gnjeviti,

Updated Brenton English Septuagint

It is much better to reprove, than to be angry secretly:

World English Bible (Catholic)

How good is it to reprove, rather than to be angry. He who confesses will be kept back from harm.

World English Bible British Edition with Deuterocanon

How good is it to reprove, rather than to be angry. He who confesses will be kept back from harm.

World English Bible Classic

How good is it to reprove, rather than to be angry. He who confesses will be kept back from harm.

World English Bible Updated

How good is it to reprove, rather than to be angry. He who confesses will be kept back from harm.

SEPTUAGINTA

ὡς καλὸν ἐλέγξαι ἢ θυμοῦσθαι, καὶ ὁ ἀνθομολογούμενος ἀπὸ ἐλαττώσεως κωλυθήσεται.

Brenton Septuagint

Ὡς καλὸν ἐλέγξαι ἢ θυμοῦσθαι,

Mashi Bible

Okukaliha kwo kukulu aha kubîka obukunizi.

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