Verse List for PROV 9:6

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B I ◄ ← Prov 9:6 ↓ → ► ═ ©

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

OET (OET-RV) Abandon foolish ways and live, ⇔ ≈ and walk on the path of understanding.

OET-LV Abandon foolish _things and_live and_advance in_the_way _of understanding.

ULT Forsake naive things and live; ⇔ and stride on the way of understanding.

UST Stop acting naively so that you can live well. ⇔  Do what will cause you to learn what you should understand.

BSB & MSB Leave your folly behind, and you will live; ⇔  walk in the way of understanding.”

OEB No OEB PROV book available

WEBBE & WMBB Leave your simple ways, and live. ⇔  Walk in the way of understanding.”

NET Abandon your foolish ways so that you may live, ⇔ and proceed in the way of understanding.”

LSV Forsake the simple and live,
And be blessed in the way of understanding.”

FBV Leave your foolish ways and you will live; follow the path that makes sense.”

T4T ◄Leave/Go away from► other foolish people, and if you do that, you will continue to live. ⇔  Walk on the road that will enable you to ◄have knowledge/know what is true and what is not true►.”

LEB • Lay aside simplicity and live;
• walk in the way of understanding.”

BBE Give up the simple ones and have life, and go in the way of knowledge.

Moff leave your foolish ways and live, ⇔  follow the ways of thoughtful sense.”

JPS Forsake all thoughtlessness, and live; and walk in the way of understanding.

ASV Leave off, ye simple ones, and live; ⇔ And walk in the way of understanding.

DRA Forsake childishness, and live, and walk by the ways of prudence.

YLT Forsake ye, the simple, and live, And be happy in the way of understanding.

Drby Forsake follies and live, and go in the way of intelligence.

RV Leave off, ye simple ones, and live; and walk in the way of understanding.
(Leave off, ye/you_all simple ones, and live; and walk in the way of understanding.)

SLT Forsake ye the foolish, and live; and go straight in the way of understanding.

Wbstr Forsake the foolish, and live; and go in the way of understanding.

KJB-1769 Forsake the foolish, and live; and go in the way of understanding.

KJB-1611 Forsake the foolish, and liue; and goe in the way of vnderstanding.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above)

Bshps Forsake foolishnes, and ye shall lyue: and see that ye go in the way of vnderstandyng.
(Forsake foolishnes, and ye/you_all shall live: and see that ye/you_all go in the way of understanding.)

Gnva Forsake your way, ye foolish, and ye shall liue: and walke in the way of vnderstanding.
(Forsake your way, ye/you_all foolish, and ye/you_all shall live: and walk in the way of understanding.)

Cvdl Forsake ignorauce, and ye shal lyue: and se that ye go in the waye of vnderstondinge.
(Forsake ignorauce, and ye/you_all shall live: and see that ye/you_all go in the way of understanding.)

Wycl Forsake ye yong childhed, and lyue ye; and go ye bi the weyes of prudence.
(Forsake ye/you_all young childhood, and live ye/you_all; and go ye/you_all by the weyes of prudence.)

Luth Verlasset das alberne Wesen, so werdet ihr leben; und gehet auf dem Wege des Verstandes.
(Leave the foolishe beings, so become you(pl)/their/her life; and goes on/in/to to_him ways the intellect.)

ClVg Relinquite infantiam, et vivite, et ambulate per vias prudentiæ.][fn]
(Relinquite childhood, and live_long, and walk through ways/roads of_prudence.])

UHB עִזְב֣וּ פְתָאיִ֣ם וִֽ⁠חְי֑וּ וְ֝⁠אִשְׁר֗וּ בְּ⁠דֶ֣רֶךְ בִּינָֽה׃ ‡

BrLXX Ἀπολείπετε ἀφροσύνην, ἵνα εἰς τὸν αἰῶνα βασιλεύσητε· καὶ ζητήσατε φρόνησιν, καὶ κατορθώσατε ἐν γνώσει σύνεσιν.

BrTr Leave folly, that ye may reign for ever; and seek [fn]wisdom, and improve understanding by knowledge.