Sirach 21:28 - King James Version with Apocrypha - American Edition

²⁸ A whisperer defileth his own soul, and is hated wheresoever he dwelleth.

More versions

Common English Bible

²⁸ Those who whisper stain themselves, and they will be hated by their neighbors.

Catholic Public Domain Version

²⁸ The lips of the imprudent will describe senseless things. But the words of the prudent will be weighed on a balance.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

²⁸ The lips of the unwise will be telling foolish things but the words of the wise shall be weighed in a balance.

Good News Translation (US Version)

²⁸ A gossip ruins his own character, and everyone in the neighborhood hates him.

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

²⁸ A whisperer defiles his own soul, and will be hated wherever he travels.

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