Verse List for PROV 29:26

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

OET (OET-RV) Many people want to plead to the ruler, ⇔ ^ but it’s Yahweh who gives a person justice.

OET-LV Many_people are_seeking the_face _of a _ruler and_is_from_YHWH justice _of a _person.

ULT Many, are those who seek the face of a ruler, ⇔ but from Yahweh, is justice of a man.

UST Many people want leaders to help them, ⇔  but Yahweh is the only one who surely does for them what is just.

BSB & MSB Many seek the ruler ’s favor, ⇔  but a man receives justice from the LORD.

OEB No OEB PROV book available

WEBBE & WMBB Many seek the ruler’s favour, ⇔  but a man’s justice comes from the LORD.

NET Many people seek the face of a ruler, ⇔ but it is from the Lord that one receives justice.

LSV Many are seeking the face of a ruler,
And the judgment of each [is] from YHWH.

FBV Many people look for favors from a ruler, but justice comes from the Lord.

T4T ⇔  Many people request rulers to do things to help them, ⇔  but Yahweh is the only one who surely does for people what is fair/just.

LEB • Many are those who seek the favor[fn] of a ruler,
• but from Yahweh one obtains justice .[fn]

BBE The approval of a ruler is desired by great numbers: but the decision in a man's cause comes from the Lord.

Moff Many bespeak a ruler’s favour; ⇔  but a man’s fate is fixed by the Eternal.

JPS Many seek the ruler's favour; but a man's judgment cometh from the LORD.

ASV Many seek the ruler’s favor; ⇔ But a man’s judgment cometh from Jehovah.

DRA Many seek the face of the prince: but the judgment of every one cometh forth from the Lord.

YLT Many are seeking the face of a ruler, And from Jehovah [is] the judgment of each.

Drby Many seek the ruler's face; but a man's right judgment is from Jehovah.

RV Many seek the ruler’s favour: but a man’s judgment cometh from the LORD.
(Many seek the ruler’s favour: but a man’s judgement cometh/comes from the LORD.)

SLT Many are seeking the face of the ruler, and from Jehovah a man’s judgment.

Wbstr Many seek the ruler's favor; but every man's judgment cometh from the LORD.

KJB-1769 Many seek the ruler’s favour; but every man’s judgment cometh from the LORD.[fn]
(Many seek the ruler’s favour; but every man’s judgement cometh/comes from the LORD.)

KJB-1611 [fn]Many seeke the rulers fauour, but euery mans iudgement commeth from the LORD.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from marking of added words (and possibly capitalisation and punctuation and footnotes))

Bshps Many there be that seke the princes fauour: but euery mans iudgement commeth from the Lorde.
(Many there be that seek the princes favour: but every mans judgement cometh/comes from the Lord.)

Gnva Many doe seeke the face of the ruler: but euery mans iudgement commeth from the Lord.
(Many do seek the face of the ruler: but every mans judgement cometh/comes from the Lord.)

Cvdl Many there be that seke ye prynces fauoure, but euery mans iudgment commeth from the LORDE.
(Many there be that seek ye/you_all princes favour, but every mans judgement cometh/comes from the LORD.)

Wycl Many men seken the face of the prince; and the doom of alle men schal go forth of the Lord.
(Many men seek the face of the prince; and the judgement of all men shall go forth of the Lord.)

Luth Viele suchen das Angesicht eines Fürsten; aber eines jeglichen Gericht kommt vom HErr’s.
(Many search_for the face one/a prince(s)/ruler(s); but one/a anyone court(n)/justice comes from_the LORD’s.)

ClVg Multi requirunt faciem principis, et judicium a Domino egreditur singulorum.
(Many requirunt face to_the_princes, and judgement from Master goes_out of_each.)

UHB רַ֭בִּים מְבַקְשִׁ֣ים פְּנֵי־מוֹשֵׁ֑ל וּ֝⁠מֵ⁠יְהוָ֗ה מִשְׁפַּט־אִֽישׁ׃ ‡

BrLXX Πολλοὶ θεραπεύουσι πρόσωπα ἡγουμένων, παρὰ δὲ Κυρίου γίνεται τὸ δίκαιον ἀνδρί.

BrTr Many wait on the favour of rulers; but justice comes to a man from the Lord.