Verse List for PROV 3:34

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OET (OET-RV) He mocks those who mock others, ⇔ but he shows favour towards those who are humble.

OET-LV Though (to)_mockers he he _mocks and_to_humble_people[fn] he _gives favour.

ULT Though to the mockers he himself mocks, ⇔ yet to the humble ones he gives favor.

UST When people ridicule others, it is Yahweh who ridicules them, ⇔  but he kindly helps those who are humble.

BSB & MSB He mocks the mockers, ⇔  but gives grace to the humble.[fn]

OEB No OEB PROV book available

WEBBE & WMBB Surely he mocks the mockers, ⇔  but he gives grace to the humble.

NET Although he is scornful to arrogant scoffers, ⇔ yet he shows favor to the humble.

LSV If He scorns the scorners,
Yet He gives grace to the humble.

FBV He mocks those who mock, but he is kind to the humble.

T4T Yahweh makes fun of those who make fun of others, ⇔  but he kindly helps those who are humble.

LEB • With those who scorn, he is scornful,
• but to those who are humble, he gives favor.

BBE He makes sport of the men of pride, but he gives grace to the gentle-hearted.

Moff scoffers he scoffs at, ⇔  but he favours the devout;

JPS If it concerneth the scorners, He scorneth them, but unto the humble He giveth grace.

ASV Surely he scoffeth at the scoffers; ⇔ But he giveth grace unto the lowly.

DRA He shall scorn the scorners, and to the meek he will give grace.

YLT If the scorners He doth scorn, Yet to the humble He doth give grace.

Drby He indeed scorneth the scorners; but he giveth grace unto the lowly.

RV Surely he scorneth the scorners, but he giveth grace unto the lowly.
(Surely he scorneth the scorners, but he giveth/gives grace unto the lowly.)

SLT But he will deride to those deriding: and he will give grace to the humble.

Wbstr Surely he scorneth the scorners: but he giveth grace to the lowly.

KJB-1769 Surely he scorneth the scorners: but he giveth grace unto the lowly.
(Surely he scorneth the scorners: but he giveth/gives grace unto the lowly.)

KJB-1611 Surely he scorneth the scorners: but he giueth grace vnto the lowly.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above)

Bshps As for the scornfull, doth he not laugh them to scorne? but he geueth grace vnto the lowly.
(As for the scornfull, doeth/does he not laugh them to scorne? but he giveth/gives grace unto the lowly.)

Gnva With the scornefull he scorneth, but hee giueth grace vnto the humble.
(With the scornful he scorneth, but he giveth/gives grace unto the humble.)

Cvdl As for the scornefull, he shal laugh the to scorne, but he shal geue grace vnto the lowly.
(As for the scornful, he shall laugh the to scorn, but he shall give grace unto the lowly.)

Wycl He schal scorne scorneris; and he schal yyue grace to mylde men.
(He shall scorn scorners; and he shall give grace to mild men.)

Luth Er wird der Spötter spotten; aber den Elenden wird er Gnade geben.
(He becomes the/of_the mockers scoff; but the wretched/poor_(one) becomes he grace give.)

ClVg Ipse deludet illusores, et mansuetis dabit gratiam.[fn]
(Exactly_that deludet mockeres, and gentle will_give grace.)

UHB אִם־לַ⁠לֵּצִ֥ים הֽוּא־יָלִ֑יץ וְ֝לַעֲנָוִ֗ים [fn] יִתֶּן־חֵֽן׃ ‡

BrLXX Κύριος ὑπερηφάνοις ἀντιτάσσεται, ταπεινοῖς δὲ δίδωσι χάριν.

BrTr [fn]The Lord resists the proud; but he gives grace to the humble.