PRO 13:19 Parallel Verse View

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Key: khaki:verbs.
Note: Automatic aligning of the OET-RV to the LV is done by some temporary software, hence the OET-RV alignments are incomplete (and may occasionally be wrong).

BrLXX Ἐπιθυμίαι εὐσεβῶν ἡδύνουσι ψυχὴν, ἔργα δὲ ἀσεβῶν μακρὰν ἀπὸ γνώσεως.
(Epithumiai eusebōn haʸdunousi psuⱪaʸn, erga de asebōn makran apo gnōseōs. )

BrTr The desires of the godly gladden the soul, but the works of the ungodly are far from knowledge.

ULT A desire that occurs will be pleasing to the self,
⇔ but the abomination to stupid ones is turning away from evil.

UST People feel pleasant when they get what they want,
⇔ but stupid people detest refusing to do what is evil.

BSB ⇔ Desire fulfilled is sweet to the soul,
⇔ but turning from evil is detestable to fools.

OEB Sweet is desire fulfilled,
⇔ but fools hate to turn from evil.

WEBBE Longing fulfilled is sweet to the soul,
⇔ but fools detest turning from evil.

WMBB (Same as above)

NET A desire fulfilled is sweet to the soul,
⇔ but fools abhor turning away from evil.

LSV A desire accomplished is sweet to the soul,
And an abomination to fools
[Is] to turn from evil.

FBV It's nice to see a wish come true, but stupid people hate to turn away from evil to achieve this.

T4T ⇔ It is delightful to receive what we desire;
⇔ foolish people hate/refuse to turn away from doing evil.

LEB • [fn] will be sweet to the soul, but an abomination of fools is turning from evil.

13:? Literally “made to be,” “brought about”

BBE To get one's desire is sweet to the soul, but to give up evil is disgusting to the foolish.

Moff No Moff PRO book available

JPS The desire accomplished is sweet to the soul; and it is an abomination to fools to depart from evil.

ASV The desire accomplished is sweet to the soul;
⇔ But it is an abomination to fools to depart from evil.

DRA The desire that is accomplished, delighteth the soul: fools hate them that flee from evil things.

YLT A desire accomplished is sweet to the soul, And an abomination to fools [is]: Turn from evil.

Drby The desire accomplished is sweet to the soul; but it is abomination to the foolish to depart from evil.

RV The desire accomplished is sweet to the soul: but it is an abomination to fools to depart from evil.

Wbstr The desire accomplished is sweet to the soul: but it is abomination to fools to depart from evil.

KJB-1769 The desire accomplished is sweet to the soul: but it is abomination to fools to depart from evil.

KJB-1611 The desire accomplished is sweet to the soule: but it is abomination to fooles to depart from euill.
(The desire accomplished is sweet to the soul: but it is abomination to fooles to depart from evil.)

Bshps When a desire is brought to passe, it deliteth the soule: but fooles count it abhomination to depart from euyll.
(When a desire is brought to pass, it deliteth the soul: but fooles count it abhomination to depart from evil.)

Gnva A desire accomplished deliteth ye soule: but it is an abomination to fooles to depart from euil.
(A desire accomplished deliteth ye/you_all soul: but it is an abomination to fooles to depart from euil. )

Cvdl When a desyre is brought to passe, it delyteth the soule: but fooles abhorre him that eschueth euell.
(When a desire is brought to pass, it delightth the soul: but fooles abhorre him that eschueth evil.)

Wycl Desir, if it is fillid, delitith the soule; foolis wlaten hem that fleen yuels.
(Desir, if it is fillid, delitith the soule; foolis wlaten them that flee evils.)

Luth Wenn‘s kommt, das man begehret, das tut dem Herzen wohl; aber der das Böse meidet, ist den Toren ein Greuel.
(Wenn‘s kommt, the man begehret, the tut to_him hearts wohl; but the/of_the the Böse meidet, is the Toren a Greuel.)

ClVg Desiderium si compleatur delectat animam; detestantur stulti eos qui fugiunt mala.
(Desiderium when/but_if compleatur delectat animam; detestantur stulti them who fugiunt mala. )

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

לְ⁠נָ֑פֶשׁ

to,soul

Here Solomon implies that self refers to the same person who has the desire mentioned earlier in the verse. If it would be helpful in your language, you could state this explicitly. Alternate translation: “to one’s self”

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

וְ⁠תוֹעֲבַ֥ת & מֵ⁠רָֽע

and,abomination & from,evil

See how you translated the abstract nouns abomination in 3:32 and evil in 1:16.

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

ס֣וּר מֵ⁠רָֽע

turn_away from,evil

See how you translated “turn away from evil” in 3:7.

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