Sirach 22:24 - King James Version with Apocrypha - American Edition

²⁴ As the vapor and smoke of a furnace goeth before the fire; so reviling before blood.

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Common English Bible

²⁴ Before there’s a fire, a furnace has vapor and smoke; so before bloodshed there are insults.

Catholic Public Domain Version

²⁴ He who jabs an eye produces tears. And he who jabs the heart produces understanding.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

²⁴ He that pricketh the eye, bringeth out tears: and he that pricketh the heart, bringeth forth resentment.

Good News Translation (US Version)

²⁴ Fumes and smoke appear before the flames do; insults come before violence.

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

²⁴ Before fire is the vapor and smoke of a furnace, so insults precede bloodshed.

Sirach 22:24 Cross References