| English Standard Version (ESV) | New International Version (NIV) |
| 8 and sound speech that cannot be condemned, so that an opponent may be put to shame, having nothing evil to say about us. | 8 and soundness of speech that cannot be condemned, so that those who oppose you may be ashamed because they have nothing bad to say about us. |
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