Sirach 7:14 - King James Version with Apocrypha - American Edition

¹⁴ Use not many words in a multitude of elders, and make not much babbling when thou prayest.

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Common English Bible

¹⁴ Don’t babble when the elders are assembled, and don’t repeat yourself when praying.

Catholic Public Domain Version

¹⁴ Do not be willing to devise a lie of any kind. For the practice of lying is not good.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

¹⁴ Be not willing to make any manner of lie: for the custom thereof is not good.

Good News Translation (US Version)

¹⁴ In an official assembly, don't get up and talk a lot of nonsense. And don't repeat yourself when you pray.

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

¹⁴ Don’t babble in the assembly of elders. Don’t repeat your words in your prayer.

Sirach 7:14 Cross References