Sirach 28:14LXX
Bible Orthodoxe · LXX · Verset 14 sur 30
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"If thou blow the spark, it shall burn as a fire: and if thou spit upon it, it shall be quenched: both come out of the mouth."
En contexte
12For as the wood of the forest is, so the fire burneth: and as a man’s strength is, so shall his anger be, and according to his riches he shall increase his anger.
13A hasty contention kindleth a fire: and a hasty quarrel sheddeth blood: and a tongue that beareth witness bringeth death.
14If thou blow the spark, it shall burn as a fire: and if thou spit upon it, it shall be quenched: both come out of the mouth.
15The whisperer and the double tongued is accursed: for he hath troubled many that were at peace.
16The tongue of a third person hath disquieted many, and scattered them from nation to nation.