Sirach 13:12 - King James Version with Apocrypha - American Edition

¹² but cruelly he will lay up thy words, and will not spare to do thee hurt, and to put thee in prison.

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Common English Bible

¹² Those who won’t guard your secrets are cruel, and they won’t spare you from mistreatment and imprisonment.

Catholic Public Domain Version

¹² If you are invited by someone who is more powerful than you, you should decline. Otherwise, he will invite you all the more.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

¹² If thou be invited by one that is mightier, withdraw thyself: for so he will invite thee the more.

Good News Translation (US Version)

¹² If a person does not keep confidences, he is cruel; he will not hesitate to hurt you or have you put in jail.

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

¹² He who doesn’t keep secrets to himself is unmerciful. He won’t hesitate to harm and to bind.

Sirach 13:12 Cross References