PRO 10:29 Parallel View

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Key: yellow:verbs, green:YHWH.
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ULT A stronghold for the one with integrity is the way of Yahweh,
 ⇔ but ruin for doers of iniquity.

UST What Yahweh does protects honest people like a fortress;
⇔ but what he does destroys people who act sinfully.

BSB  ⇔ The way of the LORD is a refuge to the upright,
⇔ but destruction awaits those who do evil.

OEB To the man that is blameless the Lord is a strong-hold,
⇔ but terror and ruin to those that do evil.

WEB The way of Yahweh is a stronghold to the upright,
⇔ but it is a destruction to the workers of iniquity.

WMB The way of the LORD is a stronghold to the upright,
⇔ but it is a destruction to the workers of iniquity.

NET The way of the Lord is like a stronghold for the upright,
 ⇔ but it is destruction to evildoers.

LSV The way of YHWH [is] strength to the perfect,
And ruin to workers of iniquity.

FBV The way of the Lord protects those who do right, but he destroys those who do evil.

T4T  ⇔ Yahweh protects [MET] those who live righteously,
⇔ but he destroys those who do what is evil.

LEB • but ruin belongs to

BBE The way of the Lord is a strong tower for the upright man, but destruction to the workers of evil.

MOF No MOF PRO book available

JPS The way of the LORD is a stronghold to the upright, but ruin to the workers of iniquity.

ASV The way of Jehovah is a stronghold to the upright;
 ⇔ But it is a destruction to the workers of iniquity.

DRA The strength of the upright is the way of the Lord: and fear to them that work evil.

YLT The way of Jehovah [is] strength to the perfect, And ruin to workers of iniquity.

DBY The way of Jehovah is strength to the perfect [man], but destruction to the workers of iniquity.

RV The way of the LORD is a strong hold to the upright; but it is a destruction to the workers of iniquity.

WBS The way of the LORD is a strong hold to the upright; but it is a destruction to the workers of iniquity.

KJB The way of the LORD is strength to the upright: but destruction shall be to the workers of iniquity.

BB The way of the Lord geueth courage vnto the godly: but it is a feare for wicked doers.
(The way of the Lord giveth/gives courage unto the godly: but it is a fear for wicked doers.)

GNV The way of the Lord is strength to the vpright man: but feare shall be for the workers of iniquitie.
(The way of the Lord is strength to the upright man: but fear shall be for the workers of iniquitie.)

CB The waye of the LORDE geueth a corage vnto ye godly, but it is a feare for wicked doers.
(The way of the LORD giveth/gives a corage unto ye/you_all godly, but it is a fear for wicked doers.)

WYC The strengthe of a symple man is the weie of the Lord; and drede to hem that worchen yuel.
(The strengthe of a symple man is the way of the Lord; and drede to them that worchen yuel.)

LUT Der Weg des HErrn ist des Frommen Trotz; aber die Übeltäter sind blöde.
(The path the HErrn is the Frommen Trotz; but the Übeltäter are blöde.)

CLV Fortitudo simplicis via Domini, et pavor his qui operantur malum.
(Fortitudo simplicis road Domini, and pavor his who operantur malum.)

BRN The fear of the Lord is a strong hold of the saints: but ruin comes to them that work wickedness.

BrLXX Ὀχύρωμα ὁσίου φόβος Κυρίου, συντριβὴ δὲ τοῖς ἐργαζομένοις κακά.
(Oⱪurōma hosiou fobos Kuriou, suntribaʸ de tois ergazomenois kaka.)

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

מָע֣וֹז

stronghold

Here Solomon refers to the way of Yahweh protecting people as if it were a stronghold. If it would be helpful in your language, you could express the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: “Protection”

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

לַ֭⁠תֹּם & אָֽוֶן

for_the,upright & evil

See how you translated the abstract nouns integrity in 1:3 and iniquity in 6:12.

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

דֶּ֣רֶךְ יְהוָ֑ה

road/way_of YHWH

Here, way refers to what Yahweh does, or his behavior. If it would be helpful in your language, you could express the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: “is what Yahweh does” or “is the behavior of Yahweh”

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / ellipsis

וּ֝⁠מְחִתָּ֗ה

and,ruin

Solomon is leaving out some of the words that in many languages a clause would need in order to be complete. You could supply these words from the previous clause if it would be clearer in your language. Alternate translation: “but the way of Yahweh is ruin”

Parallel PRO 10:29