Verse List for PROV 21:20

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OET (OET-RV) Precious treasures and oil will be in the house of a wise person, ⇔ ^ but a foolish person consumes it all.

OET-LV Treasure desirable and_oil are_in_the_habitation _of a _wise_person and_a _fool a _person he_swallows _it _up.

ULT Desirable treasure and oil, are in the home of a wise, one, ⇔ but a stupid man swallows it up.

UST Wise people store up precious riches and olive oil, ⇔  but foolish people waste everything that they have.

BSB & MSB Precious treasures and oil are in the dwelling of the wise, ⇔  but a foolish man consumes them.

OEB No OEB PROV book available

WEBBE & WMBB There is precious treasure and oil in the dwelling of the wise, ⇔  but a foolish man swallows it up.

NET There is desirable treasure and olive oil in the dwelling of the wise, ⇔ but a foolish person devours all he has.

LSV A treasure to be desired, and oil,
[Is] in the habitation of the wise,
And a foolish man swallows it up.

FBV The wise hold on to their wealth and olive oil, but stupid people use up everything they have.

T4T ⇔  Wise people have many valuable things in their houses, ⇔  but foolish people quickly spend/waste all their money.

LEB • Precious treasure and oil are in the house of the wise,
• but the foolish person[fn] will devour them.[fn]

BBE There is a store of great value in the house of the wise, but it is wasted by the foolish man.

Moff The provident store up precious treasure, ⇔  only to have it squandered by a fool.

JPS There is desirable treasure and oil in the dwelling of the wise; but a foolish man swalloweth it up.

ASV There is precious treasure and oil in the dwelling of the wise; ⇔ But a foolish man swalloweth it up.

DRA There is a treasure to be desired, and oil in the dwelling of the just: and the foolish man shall spend it.

YLT A treasure to be desired, and oil, [Is] in the habitation of the wise, And a foolish man swalloweth it up.

Drby There is costly store and oil in the dwelling of a wise [man]; but a foolish man swalloweth it up.

RV There is precious treasure and oil in the dwelling of the wise; but a foolish man swalloweth it up.

SLT A treasure desired, and oil in the house of the wise one; and the foolish man will swallow it down.

Wbstr There is a treasure to be desired, and oil in the dwelling of the wise; but a foolish man spendeth it up.

KJB-1769 There is treasure to be desired and oil in the dwelling of the wise; but a foolish man spendeth it up.
(There is treasure to be desired and oil in the dwelling of the wise; but a foolish man spendeth/spends it up.)

KJB-1611 There is treasure to be desired, and oyle in the dwelling of the wise: but a foolish man spendeth it vp.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from punctuation)

Bshps In a wise mans house there is a great treasure and oyle: but a foolishe body spendeth vp all.
(In a wise mans house there is a great treasure and oil: but a foolish body spendeth/spends up all.)

Gnva In the house of the wise is a pleasant treasure and oyle: but a foolish man deuoureth it.
(In the house of the wise is a pleasant treasure and oil: but a foolish man devoureth/devours it.)

Cvdl In a wyse mans house there is greate treasure and plenteousnesse, but a foolish body spendeth vp all.
(In a wise mans house there is great treasure and plenteous/plentifulness, but a foolish body spendeth/spends up all.)

Wycl Desirable tresoure and oile is in the dwelling places of a iust man; and an vnprudent man schal distrie it.
(Desirable treasure and oil is in the dwelling places of a just man; and an unprudent man shall destroy it.)

Luth Im Hause des Weisen ist ein lieblicher Schatz und Öl aber ein Narr verschlemmt es.
(In_the house(n) the wise_(men) is a lovelier treasure(n) and oil but a fool(n) verschlemmt it.)

ClVg Thesaurus desiderabilis, et oleum in habitaculo justi: et imprudens homo dissipabit illud.[fn]
(Thesaurus desirable, and oil in/into/on small_room just: and imprudens man dissipabit it/this/that.)

UHB אוֹצָ֤ר ׀ נֶחְמָ֣ד וָ֭⁠שֶׁמֶן בִּ⁠נְוֵ֣ה חָכָ֑ם וּ⁠כְסִ֖יל אָדָ֣ם יְבַלְּעֶֽ⁠נּוּ׃ ‡

BrLXX Θησαυρὸς ἐπιθυμητὸς ἀναπαύσεται ἐπὶ στόματος σοφοῦ, ἄφρονες δὲ ἄνδρες καταπίονται αὐτόν.

BrTr A desirable treasure will rest on the mouth of the wise; but foolish men will swallow it up.