Sirach 20:20 - Revised Standard Version (RSV-CI)

²⁰ A proverb from a fool's lips will be rejected, for he does not tell it at its proper time.

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Common English Bible

²⁰ Proverbs told by fools will be rejected, because they’ll never tell them at their proper time.

Catholic Public Domain Version

²⁰ The slip of a false tongue is like someone who falls upon pavement. Such a fall for the wicked will arrive quickly.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

²⁰ The slipping of a false tongue is as one that falleth on the pavement: so the fall of the wicked shall come speedily.

Good News Translation (US Version)

²⁰ Nobody takes a proverb seriously when some fool quotes it at the wrong time.

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

²⁰ A parable from a fool’s mouth will be rejected; for he won’t tell it at the proper time.

Sirach 20:20 Cross References