PRO 11:30 Parallel View

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11:30 Note: We agree with both BHS 1997 and BHQ on an unexpected reading.

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ULT The fruit of the righteous one is a tree of life,
 ⇔ and the taker of souls is wise.

UST What righteous people do is like a tree with fruit that keeps people alive,
⇔ and people who persuade others are wise.

BSB  ⇔ The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life,
⇔ and he who wins souls is wise.

OEB Life is the fruit of righteousness,
⇔ but rapine destroys men’s lives.

WEB The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life.
⇔ He who is wise wins souls.

NET The fruit of the righteous is like a tree producing life,
 ⇔ and the one who wins souls is wise.

LSV The fruit of the righteous [is] a tree of life,
And whoever is taking souls [is] wise.

FBV The fruit of the good is a tree of life, and the wise person saves people.[fn]

11:30 “And the wise person saves people.” Septuagint version, “but the lawless are removed before their time.”

T4T  ⇔ Those who live righteously will live for a long time,
⇔ but those who act violently will destroy their own lives (OR, those who are wise will have many people come and live with them).

LEB • and he who captures souls[fn] is wise.

?:? Or “persons,” or “inner selves”

BBE The fruit of righteousness is a tree of life, but violent behaviour takes away souls.

MOF No MOF PRO book available

JPS The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life; and he that is wise winneth souls.

ASV The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life;
 ⇔ And he that is wise winneth souls.

DRA The fruit of the just man is a tree of life: and he that gaineth souls, is wise.

YLT The fruit of the righteous [is] a tree of life, And whoso is taking souls [is] wise.

DBY The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life; and the wise winneth souls.

RV The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life; and he that is wise winneth souls.

WBS The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life; and he that winneth souls is wise.

KJB The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life; and he that winneth souls is wise.[fn]
(The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life; and he that winneth souls is wise.)

11.30 winneth: Heb. taketh

BB The fruite of the ryghteous is a tree of life: and he that winneth mens soules is wise.
(The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life: and he that winneth mens soules is wise.)

GNV The fruite of the righteous is as a tree of life, and he that winneth soules, is wise.
(The fruit of the righteous is as a tree of life, and he that winneth soules, is wise. )

CB The frute of the rightuous is as the tre of life, a wyse man also wynneth mens soules.
(The fruit of the rightuous is as the tree of life, a wise man also wynneth mens soules.)

WYC The fruyt of a riytful man is the tre of lijf; and he that takith soulis, is a wijs man.
(The fruit of a riytful man is the tree of life; and he that takith soulis, is a wijs man.)

LUT Die Frucht des Gerechten ist ein Baum des Lebens; und ein Weiser nimmt sich der Leute herzlich an.
(The Frucht the Gerechten is a Baum the life; and a Weiser nimmt itself/yourself/themselves the Leute herzlich an.)

CLV Fructus justi lignum vitæ, et qui suscipit animas sapiens est.[fn]
(Fructus justi lignum vitæ, and who suscipit animas sapiens est.)

11.30 Qui suscipit. Qui animarum curam pro Domino suscipit, etc., usque ad ut sublimius cum Domino regnet, procurat.

11.30 Who suscipit. Who animarum curam pro Domino suscipit, etc., usque to as sublimius when/with Domino regnet, procurat.

BRN Out of the fruit of righteousness grows a tree of life; but the souls of transgressors are cut off before their time.

BrLXX Ἐκ καρποῦ δικαιοσύνης φύεται δένδρὅν ζωῆς, ἀφαιροῦνται δὲ ἄωροι ψυχαὶ παρανόμων.
(Ek karpou dikaiosunaʸs fuetai dendrhon zōaʸs, afairountai de aōroi psuⱪai paranomōn. )

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / possession

פְּֽרִי־צַ֭דִּיק

fruit(sg) law-abiding/just

Here Solomon is using the possessive form to describe fruit that is produced by the righteous one. If your language would not use the possessive form for this, you could use a different expression. Alternate translation: “The fruit produced by the righteous one”

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

פְּֽרִי

fruit(sg)

Here Solomon refers to what righteous people do as if it were fruit that they produced. If it would be helpful in your language, you could express the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: “The deeds of”

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / genericnoun

צַ֭דִּיק & וְ⁠לֹקֵ֖חַ נְפָשׂ֣וֹת

law-abiding/just & and,wins souls

In this verse, the righteous one and the taker of souls refer to types of people in general. They do not refer to specific people. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use more natural expressions. See how you translated the righteous one in 10:3. Alternate translation: “any righteous person … and any person who takes souls”

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

עֵ֣ץ חַיִּ֑ים

tree/word life(pl)

See how you translated this phrase in 3:18.

Note 5 topic: translate-textvariants

וְ⁠לֹקֵ֖חַ נְפָשׂ֣וֹת חָכָֽם

and,wins souls wise

Some ancient translations translate this clause as “and the one who takes away lives is violent.” That would be indicating that this clause refers to violent people who kill others, which is in contrast with the type of person described in the previous clause. If a translation of the Bible exists in your region, you may wish to use the reading that it uses. If a translation of the Bible does not exist in your region, you may wish to use the reading of ULT.

Note 6 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom

וְ⁠לֹקֵ֖חַ נְפָשׂ֣וֹת

and,wins souls

Here, taker of souls refers to someone who influences other people. If it would be helpful in your language, you could express the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: “and the one who influences others”

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