PRO 14:3 Parallel View

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ULT In the mouth of a fool is a rod of pride,
 ⇔ but the lips of the wise ones will preserve them.

UST What foolish people say causes someone to punish them for being proud,
⇔ but what wise people say keeps them alive.

BSB  ⇔ The proud speech of a fool brings a rod to his back,
⇔ but the lips of the wise protect them.

OEB The speech of a fool is a rod for his back,
⇔ but the words of the wise preserve them

WEB The fool’s talk brings a rod to his back,
⇔ but the lips of the wise protect them.

NET In the speech of a fool is a rod for his back,
 ⇔ but the words of the wise protect them.

LSV A rod of pride [is] in the mouth of a fool,
And the lips of the wise preserve them.

FBV What stupid people say punishes their pride, but what wise people say will protect them.

T4T  ⇔ Foolish people will be punished [MTY] for what they say,
⇔ but wise people will be protected by what they say [MTY].

LEB • but the lips of the wise preserve them.

BBE In the mouth of the foolish man is a rod for his back, but the lips of the wise will keep them safe.

MOF No MOF PRO book available

JPS In the mouth of the foolish is a rod of pride; but the lips of the wise shall preserve them.

ASV In the mouth of the foolish is a rod for his pride;
 ⇔ But the lips of the wise shall preserve them.

DRA In the mouth of a fool is the rod of pride: but the lips of the wise preserve them.

YLT In the mouth of a fool [is] a rod of pride, And the lips of the wise preserve them.

DBY In the fool's mouth is a rod of pride; but the lips of the wise shall preserve them.

RV In the mouth of the foolish is a rod of pride: but the lips of the wise shall preserve them.

WBS In the mouth of the foolish is a rod of pride: but the lips of the wise shall preserve them.

KJB In the mouth of the foolish is a rod of pride: but the lips of the wise shall preserve them.
(In the mouth of the foolish is a rod of pride: but the lips of the wise shall preserve them. )

BB In the mouth of the foolishe is the rodde of pryde: but the lippes of the wyse wyll preserue them.
(In the mouth of the foolishe is the rod/staff of pryde: but the lippes of the wise will preserve them.)

GNV In the mouth of the foolish is the rod of pride: but the lippes of the wise preserue them.
(In the mouth of the foolish is the rod of pride: but the lippes of the wise preserve them. )

CB In the mouth of the foolish is the boostinge of lordshipe, but ye lippes of ye wyse wilbe warre of soch.
(In the mouth of the foolish is the boostinge of lordshipe, but ye/you_all lippes of ye/you_all wise will be war of soch.)

WYC The yerde of pride is in the mouth of a fool; the lippis of wijs men kepen hem.
(The yerde of pride is in the mouth of a fool; the lippis of wijs men kepen them.)

LUT Narren reden tyrannisch; aber die Weisen bewahren ihren Mund.
(Narren reden tyrannisch; but the Weisen bewahren your Mund.)

CLV In ore stulti virga superbiæ; labia autem sapientium custodiunt eos.[fn]
(In ore stulti rod/staff superbiæ; labia however sapientium custodiunt them.)

14.3 In ore stulti. Quia stulti per vaniloquium humiles, quos despiciunt, affligunt; sed hi per doctrinam sapientium, ne decipiantur, se muniunt.

14.3 In ore stulti. Quia stulti per vaniloquium humiles, which despiciunt, affligunt; but hi per doctrinam sapientium, ne decipiantur, se muniunt.

BRN Out of the mouth of fools comes a rod of pride; but the lips of the wise preserve them.

BrLXX Ἐκ στόματος ἀφρόνων βακτηρία ὕβρεως, χείλη δὲ σοφῶν φυλάσσει αὐτούς.
(Ek stomatos afronōn baktaʸria hubreōs, ⱪeilaʸ de sofōn fulassei autous. )

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

בְּֽ⁠פִי־אֱ֭וִיל חֹ֣טֶר גַּאֲוָ֑ה

in/on/at/with,mouth fool rod back

In this clause, Solomon refers to what a fool says with his mouth resulting in him being punished with a rod as if a rod were in his mouth. If it would be helpful in your language, you could express the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: “Because of what a fool says, he is punished for pride” or “A fool is punished because of the proud things he says”

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / possession

חֹ֣טֶר גַּאֲוָ֑ה

rod back

Here Solomon is using the possessive form to describe a rod that is used to punish someone for having pride. If your language would not use the possessive form for this, you could use a different expression. Alternate translation: “is a rod for punishing proud people”

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

וְ⁠שִׂפְתֵ֥י

and,lips

See how you translated the same use of lips in 10:21.

תִּשְׁמוּרֵֽ⁠ם

protect,them

Alternate translation: “will keep them from harm” or “will keep them safe”

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