Sirach 17:22 — compare Bible translations

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OET (OET-RV) With him a person’s giving to the poor is as a signet.
⇔ He’ll keep a man’s kindness as the pupil of the eye.[fn]

17:22 The remainder of this verse is omitted by the best authorities.

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BrLXX Ἐλεημοσύνη ἀνδρὸς ὡς σφραγὶς μετʼ αὐτοῦ, καὶ χάριν ἀνθρώπου ὡς κόρην συντηρήσει.
(Eleaʸmosunaʸ andros hōs sfragis metʼ autou, kai ⱪarin anthrōpou hōs koraʸn suntaʸraʸsei.)

BrTr The alms of a man is as a signet with him, and he will keep the good deeds of man as the apple of the eye, and give repentance to his sons and daughters.

WEBBE With him the alms of a man is as a signet.
⇔ He will keep a man’s kindness as the pupil of the eye.[fn]

17:22 The remainder of this verse is omitted by the best authorities.

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RV With him the alms of a man is as a signet;
⇔ And he will keep the bounty of a man as the apple of the eye. [fn]
(With him the alms/donations of a man is as a signet;
⇔ And he will keep the bounty of a man as the apple of the eye.)

17:22 The remainder of this verse is omitted by the best authorities.

KJB-1769 The alms of a man is as a signet with him, and he will keep the good deeds of man as the apple of the eye, and give repentance to his sons and daughters.
(The alms/donations of a man is as a signet with him, and he will keep the good deeds of man as the apple of the eye, and give repentance to his sons and daughters.)

KJB-1611 The almes of a man is as a signet with him, and he will keep the good deedes of man, as the apple of the eye, and giue repentance to his sonnes and daughters.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from punctuation)

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