Verse List for PROV 31:3

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B I ◄ ← Prov 31:3 ↓ → ═ ©

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

OET (OET-RV) Don’t give your strength to women, ⇔ or use your intelligence to destroy kings.

OET-LV Do _not give to_women strength _of_your and_ways _of_your to_wiping _out kings.

ULT Do not give to women your strength ⇔ or your ways to cause kings to be wiped out.

UST Do not exhaust yourself by having sex with women; ⇔  they can destroy kings.

BSB & MSB Do not spend your strength on women ⇔  or your vigor on those who ruin kings.

OEB No OEB PROV book available

WEBBE & WMBB Don’t give your strength to women, ⇔  nor your ways to that which destroys kings.

NET Do not give your strength to women, ⇔ nor your ways to that which ruins kings.

LSV Do not give your strength to women,
And your ways to wiping away of kings.

FBV Don't waste your strength sleeping[fn] with women, those that bring down kings.

T4T Do not exhaust your energy having sex [EUP] with women to whom you are not married, ⇔  with women who ruin kings by having sex with them.

LEB • Do not give your strength to the women,
• and your ways to destroy kings.

BBE Do not give your strength to women, or your ways to that which is the destruction of kings.

Moff Waste not your strength on women, ⇔  your love on these destroyers of a king.

JPS Give not thy strength unto women, nor thy ways to that which destroyeth kings.

ASV Give not thy strength unto women, ⇔ Nor thy ways to that which destroyeth kings.

DRA Give not thy substance to women, and thy riches to destroy kings.

YLT Give not to women thy strength, And thy ways to wiping away of kings.

Drby Give not thy strength unto women, nor thy ways to them that destroy kings.

RV Give not thy strength unto women, nor thy ways to that which destroyeth kings.
(Give not thy/your strength unto women, nor thy/your ways to that which destroyeth kings.)

SLT Thou shalt not give thy strength to women, and thy ways to the destroying of kings.

Wbstr Give not thy strength to women, nor thy ways to that which destroyeth kings.

KJB-1769 Give not thy strength unto women, nor thy ways to that which destroyeth kings.
(Give not thy/your strength unto women, nor thy/your ways to that which destroyeth kings.)

KJB-1611 Giue not thy strength vnto women, nor thy wayes to that which destroyeth kings.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above)

Bshps Geue not ouer thy strength & wayes vnto women, which are the destruction euen of kynges.
(Give not over thy/your strength and ways unto women, which are the destruction even of kings.)

Gnva Giue not thy strength vnto women, nor thy wayes, which is to destroy Kings.
(Give not thy/your strength unto women, nor thy/your ways, which is to destroy Kings.)

Cvdl geue not ouer thy substaunce & mynde vnto women, which are the destruccio eue of kynges.
(give not over thy/your substance and mind unto women, which are the destruction eve/even of kings.)

Wycl Yyue thou not thi catel to wymmen, and thi richessis to do awei kyngis.
(Give thou/you not thy/your cattle to women, and thy/your riches to do away kings.)

Luth laß nicht den Weibern dein Vermögen und gehe die Wege nicht, darin sich die Könige verderben!
(let not the women your(s) assets/fortune and go the ways not, in_it itself/yourself/themselves the king(s) spoil/corrupt!)

ClVg Ne dederis mulieribus substantiam tuam, et divitias tuas ad delendos reges.[fn]
(Don’t you_give women substance your(sg), and riches yours to delendos kings.)

UHB אַל־תִּתֵּ֣ן לַ⁠נָּשִׁ֣ים חֵילֶ֑⁠ךָ וּ֝⁠דְרָכֶ֗י⁠ךָ לַֽ⁠מְח֥וֹת מְלָכִֽין׃ ‡

BrLXX No BrLXX PROV 31:3 verse available

BrTr No BrTr PROV 31:3 verse available