Sirach 19:12 - Revised Standard Version (RSV-CI)

¹² Like an arrow stuck in the flesh of the thigh, so is a word inside a fool.

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Common English Bible

¹² Like an arrow stuck in a thigh, so is a word in the belly of a fool.

Catholic Public Domain Version

¹² Like an arrow fixed in the flesh of the thigh, so is a word in the heart of a foolish man.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

¹² As an arrow that sticketh in a man's thigh: so is a word in the heart of a fool.

Good News Translation (US Version)

¹² Any time he hears a secret, it's like an arrow stuck in his leg.

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

¹² As an arrow that sticks in the flesh of the thigh, so is gossip in a fool.

Sirach 19:12 Cross References