Sirach 32:8

ASV Byzantine Text ☆

Sum up thy speech, many things in few words; Be as one that knoweth and yet holdeth his tongue.

Brenton English Septuagint ☆

Give the Lord his honour with a good eye, and diminish not the firstfruits of thine hands.

Douay-Rheims 1899 ☆

As a signet of an emerald in a work of gold: so is the melody of music with pleasant and moderate wine.

King James Version + Apocrypha ☆

Let thy speech be short, comprehending much in few words; be as one that knoweth and yet holdeth his tongue.

KJV Cambridge Paragraph ☆

Let thy speech be short, comprehending much in few words; Be as one that knoweth and yet holdeth his tongue.

LXX2012 U. S. English ☆

Let your speech be short, comprehending much in few words; be as one that knows and yet holds his tongue.

British English Septuagint 2012 ☆

Let your speech be short, comprehending much in few words; be as one that knows and yet holds his tongue.

Revised Version ☆

Sum up thy speech, many things in few words; Be as one that knoweth and yet holdeth his tongue.

Updated Brenton English Septuagint ☆

Give the Lord his honor with a good eye, And diminish not the firstfruits of thy hands.

World English Bible (Catholic) ☆

Sum up your speech, many things in few words. Be as one who knows and yet holds his tongue.

World English Bible British Edition with Deuterocanon ☆

Sum up your speech, many things in few words. Be as one who knows and yet holds his tongue.

World English Bible Classic ☆

Sum up your speech, many things in few words. Be as one who knows and yet holds his tongue.

World English Bible Updated ☆

Sum up your speech, many things in few words. Be as one who knows and yet holds his tongue.

Matupi Chin Standard Bible 2019 ☆

Muep om cakhaw ol a yol neh bawt thui, a ming dae olka aka tuem hlang la om lah.

Croatian Bible ☆

Govori sažeto i mnogo reci u malo riječi: ostavi dojam čovjeka koji zna, ali ne želi govoriti.

Dutch Bible, Petrus Canisius ☆

Wees kort van stof en spreek heel weinig, Als iemand, die het wel weet, maar zwijgt.

French Free Holy Bible for the World ☆

Résumez votre discours, beaucoup de choses en peu de mots. Soyez comme celui qui sait et qui pourtant tient sa langue.

SEPTUAGINTA ☆

κεφαλαίωσον λόγον, ἐν ὀλίγοις πολλά· γίνου ὡς γινώσκων καὶ ἅμα σιωπῶν.

Brenton Septuagint ☆

Ἐν ἀγαθῷ ὀφθαλμῷ δόξασον τὸν Κύριον, καὶ μὴ σμικρύνῃς ἀπαρχὴν χειρῶν σου.

Clementine Vulgate 1598 ☆

Sicut in fabricatione auri signum est smaragdi, sic numerus musicorum in jucundo et moderato vino.

Mashi Bible ☆

Oyôfihye ebinwa byâwe, oderhe binji omu bisungunu, obè wa kuhulika-kwa-muhya .

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Spanish BLL ☆

Resume tu discurso, di muchas cosas en pocas palabras. Sé como alguien que sabe y, sin embargo, refrena su lengua.

Spanish Free Bible for the World ☆

Resume tu discurso, muchas cosas en pocas palabras. Sé como el que sabe y sin embargo se calla.