Sirach 20:25 - Revised Standard Version (RSV-CI)

²⁵ A thief is preferable to a habitual liar, but the lot of both is ruin.

More versions

Common English Bible

²⁵ A thief is preferable to someone who continuously lies, but both will inherit destruction.

Catholic Public Domain Version

²⁵ There is one who, for the sake of what other's think, makes a promise to a friend, and so he gains him as an enemy for no reason.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

²⁵ There is that for bashfulness promiseth to his friend, and maketh him his enemy for nothing.

Good News Translation (US Version)

²⁵ A thief is better than a habitual liar, but both are headed for ruin.

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

²⁵ A thief is better than a man who is continually lying, but they both will inherit destruction.

Sirach 20:25 Cross References