Sirach (Ecclesiasticus)

Sirach (Ecclesiasticus) 23:13

ἀπαιδευσίαν ἀσυρῆ μὴ συνεθίσῃς τὸ στόμα σου, ἔστι γὰρ ἐν αὐτῇ λόγος ἁμαρτίας.
King James Version (KJV)

Use not thy mouth to intemperate swearing, for therein is the word of sin.

Modern English

Do not accustom your mouth to coarse, unrestrained swearing, for in it lies the seed of sin.

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