Verse List for PROV 15:19

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Text critical issues=minor/spelling Clarity of original=clear Importance to us=normal Speaker(s)=Narrator (All still tentative.)

OET (OET-RV) The path of a slacker is like a hedge of thorns, ⇔ ^ but the road for godly people is a level highway.

OET-LV the_way a _sluggard is_like_a _hedge _of thorn[s] and_the_path _of upright_people is_throw _up.

ULT The way of the lazy, is like a hedge of briar, ⇔ but the path of the upright, is a built-up highway.

UST Lazy people are unproductive like people walking through thorny plants, ⇔  but upright people are productive like people walking on a level road.

BSB & MSB The way of the slacker is like a hedge of thorns, ⇔  but the path of the upright is a highway.

OEB No OEB PROV book available

WEBBE & WMBB The way of the sluggard is like a thorn patch, ⇔  but the path of the upright is a highway.

NET The way of the sluggard is like a hedge of thorns, ⇔ but the path of the upright is like a highway.

LSV The way of the slothful [is] as a hedge of briers,
And the path of the upright is raised up.

FBV The way of lazy people is overgrown with thorns, but the path of the good is an open highway.

T4T ⇔  Lazy people constantly have difficulties [MET]; it is as though they are walking through thorns; ⇔  but those who are honest and hard-working will have few difficulties; it is as though they are walking on a level highway [MET].

LEB • The way of the lazy is like a hedge of thorns,[fn]
• but the path of the upright is a highway.

BBE Thorns are round the way of the hater of work; but the road of the hard worker becomes a highway.

Moff The lazy man finds life beset with thorns; ⇔  the diligent finds it a well-paved road.

JPS The way of the sluggard is as though hedged by thorns; but the path of the upright is even.

ASV The way of the sluggard is as a hedge of thorns; ⇔ But the path of the upright is made a highway.

DRA The way of the slothful is as a hedge of thorns; the way of the just is without offence.

YLT The way of the slothful [is] as a hedge of briers, And the path of the upright is raised up.

Drby The way of the sluggard is as a hedge of thorns; but the path of the upright is made plain.

RV The way of the sluggard is as an hedge of thorns: but the path of the upright is made an highway.

SLT The way of the slothful as the cutting of the thorn: and the path of the upright was raised up.

Wbstr The way of the slothful man is as a hedge of thorns: but the way of the righteous is made plain.

KJB-1769 The way of the slothful man is as an hedge of thorns: but the way of the righteous is made plain.[fn]

KJB-1611 [fn]The way of the slouthfull man is as an hedge of thornes: but the way of the righteous is made plaine.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above apart from footnotes)

Bshps The way of a slouthfull man is as an hedge of thornes: but the way of the ryghteous is playne.
(The way of a slothful man is as an hedge of thorns: but the way of the righteous is plain.)

Gnva The way of a slouthfull man is as an hedge of thornes: but the way of the righteous is plaine.
(The way of a slothful man is as an hedge of thorns: but the way of the righteous is plain.)

Cvdl The waye of ye slouthfull is full of thornes, but ye strete of the rightuous is well clensed.
(The way of ye/you_all slothful is full of thorns, but ye/you_all street of the righteous is well cleansed.)

Wycl The weie of slow men is an hegge of thornes; the weie of iust men is with out hirtyng.
(The way of slow men is an hedge of thorns; the way of just men is with out hurting.)

Luth Der Weg des Faulen ist dornig; aber der Weg der Frommen ist wohl gebahnet.
(The way/path/road the lazy_(ones) is dornig; but the/of_the way/path/road the/of_the pious/devout_(one) is probably/well paved.)

ClVg Iter pigrorum quasi sepes spinarum; via justorum absque offendiculo.[fn]
(Gor pigrorum as_if sepes of_thorns; way/road of_the_righteous without offendiculo.)

UHB דֶּ֣רֶךְ עָ֭צֵל כִּ⁠מְשֻׂ֣כַת חָ֑דֶק וְ⁠אֹ֖רַח יְשָׁרִ֣ים סְלֻלָֽה׃ ‡

BrLXX Ὁδοὶ ἀεργῶν ἐστρωμέναι ἀκάνθαις, αἱ δὲ τῶν ἀνδρείων τετριμμέναι.

BrTr The ways of sluggards are strewn with thorns; but those of the diligent are made smooth.