Sirach 19:13 - King James Version with Apocrypha - American Edition

¹³ Admonish a friend, it may be he hath not done it: and if he have done it, that he do it no more.

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Common English Bible

¹³ Question a friend; perhaps he didn’t do it. And if he did, question him so he doesn’t do it again.

Catholic Public Domain Version

¹³ Correct a friend, though perhaps there was a misunderstanding, and he may say, "I did not do it." Or, if he did do it, correct him, so that he may not do it again.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

¹³ Reprove a friend, lest he may not have understood, and say: if he did it not: or if he did it, that he may do it no more.

Good News Translation (US Version)

¹³ If you hear that a friend has done something wrong, ask him about it. Maybe it isn't true. If it is true, he won't do it again.

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

¹³ Question a friend; it may be he didn’t do it. If he did something, it may be that he may do it no more.

Sirach 19:13 Cross References