Sirach 4:23

ASV Byzantine Text ☆

Refrain not speech, when it tendeth to safety; And hide not thy wisdom for the sake of fair-seeming.

Brenton English Septuagint ☆

And refrain not to speak, when there is occasion to do good, and hide not thy wisdom in her beauty.

Douay-Rheims 1899 ☆

Son, observe the time, and fly from evil.

King James Version + Apocrypha ☆

And refrain not to speak, when there is occasion to do good, and hide not thy wisdom in her beauty.

KJV Cambridge Paragraph ☆

And refrain not to speak, when there is occasion to do good, And hide not thy wisdom in her beauty.

LXX2012 U. S. English ☆

And refrain not to speak, when there is occasion to do good, and hide not your wisdom in her beauty.

British English Septuagint 2012 ☆

And refrain not to speak, when there is occasion to do good, and hide not your wisdom in her beauty.

Revised Version ☆

Refrain not speech, when it tendeth to safety; And hide not thy wisdom for the sake of fair-seeming.

Updated Brenton English Septuagint ☆

And refrain not to speak, when there is occasion to do good, And hide not thy wisdom in her beauty.

World English Bible (Catholic) ☆

Don’t refrain from speaking when it is for safety. Don’t hide your wisdom for the sake of seeming fair.

World English Bible British Edition with Deuterocanon ☆

Don’t refrain from speaking when it is for safety. Don’t hide your wisdom for the sake of seeming fair.

World English Bible Classic ☆

Don’t refrain from speaking when it is for safety. Don’t hide your wisdom for the sake of seeming fair.

World English Bible Updated ☆

Don’t refrain from speaking when it is for safety. Don’t hide your wisdom for the sake of seeming fair.

Matupi Chin Standard Bible 2019 ☆

A tuengnah dongah tah olcal khaw paih boeh, na cueinah khaw phah boeh.

Croatian Bible ☆

Ne susteži svoje riječi u pravo vrijeme i ne skrivaj svoje mudrosti.

Dutch Bible, Petrus Canisius ☆

Houd op zijn tijd het woord niet achter, En uw wijsheid niet verborgen;

French Free Holy Bible for the World ☆

Ne vous abstenez pas de parler lorsque c'est pour votre sécurité. Ne cachez pas votre sagesse pour avoir l'air juste.

SEPTUAGINTA ☆

μὴ κωλύσῃς λόγον ἐν καιρῷ σωτηρίας·

Brenton Septuagint ☆

Μὴ κωλύσῃς λόγον ἐν καιρῷ σωτηρίας,

Clementine Vulgate 1598 ☆

[Fili, conserva tempus, et devita a malo.

Mashi Bible ☆

Orhamîraga akanwa kankaciza, orhafulikaga oburhimanya bwâwe.

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Spanish BLL ☆

No te abstengas de hablar cuando sea por seguridad. No ocultes tu sabiduría por aparentar ser justo.

Spanish Free Bible for the World ☆

No te abstengas de hablar cuando sea por seguridad. No ocultes tu sabiduría para parecer justo.