Verse List for PROV 20:14

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B I ◄ ← Prov 20:14 ↓ → ► ═ ©

Text critical issues=none Clarity of original=clear Importance to us=normal Speaker(s)=Narrator (All still tentative.)

OET (OET-RV) “Worthless, worthless,” say the buyers, ⇔ ^ but as soon as they’ve left, they boast about the good deal.

OET-LV Bad bad he _says the_buyer and_he_is_going _away to_him/it then he _boasts.

ULT “Bad! Bad!” says the buyer, ⇔ but when he departs on his way, then he praises himself.

UST Buyers claim that something is not good at all when they are bargaining with the seller about its price. ⇔  But after they buy it, they go and boast to their friends about the good thing that they bought.

BSB & MSB “Worthless, worthless!” says the buyer, ⇔  but on the way out he gloats.

OEB No OEB PROV book available

WEBBE & WMBB “It’s no good, it’s no good,” says the buyer; ⇔  but when he is gone his way, then he boasts.

NET “It’s worthless! It’s worthless!” says the buyer, ⇔ but when he goes on his way, he boasts.

LSV “Bad, bad,” says the buyer,
And then he boasts himself going his way.

FBV “It's really rubbish,” says the one buying, but afterwards goes and boasts to others about making a good deal.

T4T ⇔  People look at things that they are about to buy, and in order to get it for a lower price sometimes they say, “◄It is no good/It is poor quality►,” ⇔  but after they buy it, they go and boast about having bought it for a cheap price.

LEB • “Bad, bad,” the buyer will say,
• but when one goes to him, then he will boast.

BBE A poor thing, a poor thing, says he who is giving money for goods: but when he has gone on his way, then he makes clear his pride in what he has got.

Moff “Poor stuff! poor stuff!” a man says, as he buys ⇔  but when he leaves, he boasts about his bargain.

JPS 'It is bad, it is bad', saith the buyer; but when he is gone his way, then he boasteth.

ASV It is bad, it is bad, saith the buyer; ⇔ But when he is gone his way, then he boasteth.

DRA It is nought, it is nought, saith every buyer: and when he is gone away, then he will boast.

YLT 'Bad, bad,' saith the buyer, And going his way then he boasteth himself.

Drby Bad! bad! saith the buyer; but when he is gone his way, then he boasteth.

RV It is naught, it is naught, saith the buyer: but when he is gone his way, then he boasteth.
(It is naught/nothing, it is naught/nothing, saith/says the buyer: but when he is gone his way, then he boasteth.)

SLT Evil, evil, he buying will say: and departing to him, and then he will boast.

Wbstr It is naught, it is naught, saith the buyer: but when he is gone, then he boasteth.

KJB-1769 It is naught, it is naught, saith the buyer: but when he is gone his way, then he boasteth.
(It is naught/nothing, it is naught/nothing, saith/says the buyer: but when he is gone his way, then he boasteth.)

KJB-1611 It is nought, it is nought (saith the buyer:) but when he is gone his way, then he boasteth.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from punctuation)

Bshps It is naught, it is naught (saith he that byeth): but when he commeth to his owne house, then he boasteth of his peny worth.
(It is naught/nothing, it is naught/nothing (saith/says he that buyeth/buys): but when he cometh/comes to his own house, then he boasteth of his penny worth.)

Gnva It is naught, it is naught, sayth the buyer: but when he is gone apart, he boasteth.
(It is naught/nothing, it is naught/nothing, saith/says the buyer: but when he is gone apart, he boasteth.)

Cvdl It is naught, It is naught (saye men) whan they haue it, but whan it is gone, they geue it a good worde.
(It is naught/nothing, It is naught/nothing (say men) when they have it, but when it is gone, they give it a good word.)

Wycl Ech biere seith, It is yuel, it is yuel; and whanne he hath go awey, thanne he schal haue glorie.
(Each biere saith/says, It is evil, it is evil; and when he hath/has go away, then he shall have glory.)

Luth Böse, böse! spricht man, wenn man‘s hat; aber wenn‘s weg ist, so rühmet man es denn.
(evil/evil_(person), evil! speaks/says man, when man’s has; but if away/gone is, so boasts man it because/than.)

ClVg Malum est, malum est, dicit omnis emptor; et cum recesserit, tunc gloriabitur.[fn]
(Malum it_is, evil it_is, he_says everyone emptor; and when/with will_have_left, then glorybitur.)

UHB רַ֣ע רַ֭ע יֹאמַ֣ר הַ⁠קּוֹנֶ֑ה וְ⁠אֹזֵ֥ל ל֝֗⁠וֹ אָ֣ז יִתְהַלָּֽל׃ ‡

BrLXX No BrLXX PROV 20:14 verse available

BrTr No BrTr PROV 20:14 verse available