Sirach 11:8 - King James Version with Apocrypha - American Edition

⁸ Answer not before thou hast heard the cause: neither interrupt men in the midst of their talk.

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Common English Bible

⁸ Don’t answer before you listen, and don’t interrupt someone who is speaking.

Catholic Public Domain Version

⁸ Before you listen, you should not respond a word; and you should not interrupt in the middle of a discourse.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

⁸ Before thou hear, answer not a word: and interrupt not others in the midst of their discourse.

Good News Translation (US Version)

⁸ Don't interrupt while someone is speaking; hear what he has to say before you answer.

World English Bible - American English Edition - without Strong's Numbers

⁸ Don’t answer before you have heard. Don’t interrupt while someone else is speaking.

Sirach 11:8 Cross References