PRO 21:29 Parallel View

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21:29 Variant note: יכין: (x-qere) ’יָבִ֬ין’: lemma_995 morph_HVqi3ms id_20QMs יָבִ֬ין

21:29 Variant note: דרכי/ו: (x-qere) ’דַּרְכּֽ/וֹ’: lemma_1870 n_0 morph_HNcbsc/Sp3ms id_2027y דַּרְכּֽ/וֹ

Key: yellow:verbs.
Note: Automatic aligning of the OET-RV to the LV is done by some temporary software, hence the OET-RV alignments are incomplete (and may occasionally be wrong).

ULT A wicked man strengthens his face,
 ⇔ but an upright one, he considers his ways.[fn]

Instead of he considers his ways some read the Hebrew as he establishes his way.

UST Wicked people show how stubborn they are,
⇔ but upright people think about what they do.

BSB  ⇔ A wicked man hardens his face,[fn]
⇔ but the upright man makes his way sure.

21:29 Or puts up a bold front

OEB The wicked put on a bold face,
⇔ but the upright take heed to their conduct.

WEB A wicked man hardens his face;
⇔ but as for the upright, he establishes his ways.

NET A wicked person shows boldness with his face,
 ⇔ but as for the upright, he discerns his ways.

LSV A wicked man has hardened by his face,
And the upright—he prepares his way.

FBV The wicked act as bold as brass, but those who live right consider carefully what they're doing.

T4T  ⇔ Wicked people pretend that they know everything,
⇔ but righteous people think carefully about what will happen because of what they do.

LEB • [fn] but the upright will appoint his paths.

?:? Literally “his face”

BBE The evil-doer makes his face hard, but as for the upright, he gives thought to his way.

MOF No MOF PRO book available

JPS A wicked man hardeneth his face; but as for the upright, he looketh well to his way.

ASV A wicked man hardeneth his face;
 ⇔ But as for the upright, he establisheth his ways.

DRA The wicked man impudently hardeneth his face: but he that is righteous, correcteth his way.

YLT A wicked man hath hardened by his face, And the upright — he prepareth his way.

DBY A wicked man hardeneth his face; but as for the upright, he establisheth his way.

RV A wicked man hardeneth his face: but as for the upright, he ordereth his ways.

WBS A wicked man hardeneth his face: but as for the upright, he directeth his way.

KJB A wicked man hardeneth his face: but as for the upright, he directeth his way.[fn]
(A wicked man hardeneth his face: but as for the upright, he directeth his way.)

21.29 directeth: or, considereth

BB An vngodly man hardeneth his face: but the iust refourmeth his owne way.
(An ungodly man hardeneth his face: but the just refourmeth his own way.)

GNV A wicked man hardeneth his face: but the iust, he will direct his way.

CB An vngodly man goeth forth rashly, but the iust refourmeth his owne waye.
(An ungodly man goeth/goes forth rashly, but the just refourmeth his own way.)

WYC A wickid man makith sad his cheer vnschamefastli; but he that is riytful, amendith his weie.
(A wicked man makith sad his cheer unschamefastli; but he that is riytful, amendith his way.)

LUT Der GOttlose fährt mit dem Kopf hindurch; aber wer fromm ist, des Weg wird bestehen.
(The Godlose fährt with to_him Kopf hindurch; but wer fromm is, the path becomes bestehen.)

CLV Vir impius procaciter obfirmat vultum suum; qui autem rectus est corrigit viam suam.[fn]
(Vir impius procaciter obfirmat vultum suum; who however rectus it_is corrigit viam suam.)

21.29 Vir impius. Judas, etc., usque ad quod negando deliquit.

21.29 Vir impius. Yudas, etc., usque to that negando deliquit.

BRN An ungodly man [fn]impudently withstands with his face; but the upright man himself understands his ways.

21:29 See Alex. ungodly.

BrLXX Ἀσεβὴς ἀνὴρ ἀναιδῶς ὑφίσταται προσώπῳ, ὁ δὲ εὐθὺς αὐτὸς συνιεῖ τὰς ὁδοὺς αὐτοῦ.
(Asebaʸs anaʸr anaidōs hufistatai prosōpōi, ho de euthus autos suniei tas hodous autou. )

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / genericnoun

הֵעֵ֬ז אִ֣ישׁ רָשָׁ֣ע בְּ⁠פָנָ֑י⁠ו וְ֝⁠יָשָׁ֗ר ה֤וּא ׀ יָבִ֬ין דרכי⁠ו

strong (a)_man wicked in/on/at/with,countenance,his and,upright he/it (Some words not found in UHB: strong (a)_man wicked in/on/at/with,countenance,his and,upright he/it gives_thought ways,his )

A wicked man, his, an upright one, and he refer to types of people in general, not to specific people. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use more natural expressions. See how you translated A wicked man in 11:7. Alternate translation: “Any wicked person strengthens that person’s own face, but any upright person considers that person’s own ways”

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom

הֵעֵ֬ז & בְּ⁠פָנָ֑י⁠ו

strong & in/on/at/with,countenance,his

Here, strengthens his face means that the man has a facial expression that showed how stubborn and obstinate he is. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use a similar expression from your language or express the meaning plainly. See how you translated the similar expression “strengthens her face” in 7:13. Alternate translation: “has a brazen face” or “has a stubborn expression on her face”

Note 3 topic: translate-textvariants

יָבִ֬ין דרכי⁠ו

(Some words not found in UHB: strong (a)_man wicked in/on/at/with,countenance,his and,upright he/it gives_thought ways,his )

Many ancient manuscripts read he considers his ways, as in the ULT. Other ancient manuscripts read “he establishes his way.” 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 the ULT.

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

דרכי⁠ו

ways,his

See how you translated the same use of ways in 3:6.

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