PROV 14:14 Parallel Verse View

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OET (OET-RV) Someone who turns back on their morals will be satisfied by their ways,
⇔ ^ but a good person will be satisfied by what they do.

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 Τῶν ἑαυτοῦ ὁδῶν πλησθήσεται θρασυκάρδιος, ἀπὸ δὲ τῶν διανοημάτων αὐτοῦ ἀνὴρ ἀγαθός.
(Tōn heautou hodōn plaʸsthaʸsetai thrasukardios, apo de tōn dianoaʸmatōn autou anaʸr agathos. )

BrTr A [fn]stout-hearted man shall be filled with his own ways; and a good man with his own thoughts.

ULT A backsliding heart will be filled from his ways,
⇔ but a good man, from his deeds.

UST People who refuse to live righteously will receive from Yahweh what they deserve from living that way;
⇔ and good people will also receive from Yahweh what they deserve from living the good way.

OEB No OEB PROV book available

WEBBE The unfaithful will be repaid for his own ways;
⇔ likewise a good man will be rewarded for his ways.

WMBB (Same as above)

NET The backslider will be paid back from his own ways,
⇔ but a good person will be rewarded for his.

LSV The backslider in heart is filled from his ways,
And a good man—from his fruits.

FBV Disloyal people are repaid for what they do, and good people are rewarded.

T4T ⇔ Those who stubbornly continue to do what is wrong will get what they deserve,
⇔ and those who continually do what is good will also get what they deserve.

LEB • From his ways, the perverse of heart will be satisfied, and from his own ,[fn] so shall a good man.

14:? Literally “from upon him”

BBE He whose heart is turned away will have the reward of his ways in full measure; but a good man will have the reward of his doings.

Moff He who goes wrong must take the consequences:
⇔ the good man reaps the harvest of his deeds.
¶ 

JPS The dissembler in heart shall have his fill from his own ways; and a good man shall be satisfied from himself.

ASV The backslider in heart shall be filled with his own ways;
⇔ And a good man shall be satisfied from himself.

DRA A fool shall be filled with his own ways, and the good man shall be above him.

YLT From his ways is the backslider in heart filled, And a good man — from his fruits.

Drby The backslider in heart shall be filled with his own ways, and the good man from what is in himself.

RV The backslider in heart shall be filled with his own ways: and a good man shall be satisfied from himself.

SLT He drawing back the heart shall be filled from his ways: and a good man from above him.

Wbstr The backslider in heart shall be filled with his own ways: and a good man shall be satisfied from himself.

KJB-1769 The backslider in heart shall be filled with his own ways: and a good man shall be satisfied from himself.

KJB-1611 The backslider in heart shall be filled with his owne wayes: and a good man shall be satisfied from himselfe.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above)

Bshps A backe slydyng heart shalbe fylled with his owne wayes: but a good man shall depart from hym.
(A back slyding heart shall be filled with his own ways: but a good man shall depart from him.)

Gnva The heart that declineth, shall be saciate with his owne wayes: but a good man shall depart from him.
(The heart that declineth, shall be saciate with his own ways: but a good man shall depart from him. )

Cvdl An vnfaithfull personne shal be fylled with his owne wayes, but a good ma wyl bewarre of soch.
(An unfaithfull person shall be filled with his own ways, but a good man will beware of soch.)

Wycl A fool schal be fillid with hise weies; and a good man schal be aboue hym.
(A fool shall be filled with his ways; and a good man shall be above him.)

Luth Einem losen Menschen wird‘s gehen, wie er handelt; aber ein Frommer wird über ihn sein.
(Einem solve/draw_lots people it_will go, as/like he acts(v); but a pious/devout_(ones) becomes above him/it be.)

ClVg Viis suis replebitur stultus, et super eum erit vir bonus.]
(Viis to_his_own will_be_filled stupid/foolish, and over him will_be man good/kind/gracious.] )

SOTN SIL Open Translator’s Notes:

Section 10:1–22:16: This is the main collection of Solomon’s proverbs

This section is the main collection of Solomon’s proverbs. It has a very different structure from the longer poetic lectures of chapters 1–9. It consists mostly of individual couplets (two-line poems) that are each one verse in length. With the exception of the title (10:1a), paragraph breaks will not be indicated in the Notes or Display. You may of course choose to start each proverb as a separate paragraph in your translation.

In chapters 10–15, most of these one-verse couplets express a contrast between the two lines. One of the more common contrasts is between the righteous/wise and the wicked/foolish and the different consequences of their conduct.

In chapters 16:1–22:16, more topics are discussed. There is more emphasis on the role of the king and other leaders. In these chapters, there are few proverbs with contrasting lines. Some of the parallel lines are similar in meaning. More frequently, the second line adds to what the first line says or gives an example. Most of the verses have no obvious connection with the previous or following proverbs.UBS (page 214), Fox (page 509), McKane (page 413). Many scholars, including McKane, point out that there are some topical groupings as well as poetic connections. These include the repetition of certain words or sounds. This observation does not deny the individual nature of most of the proverbs in this Section.

Two of the types of proverbs in this section are not found in chapters 1–9. One type contains logical reasoning from the lesser to the greater. See 11:31 for a list of these proverbs. There are also several varieties of complex “better than” proverbs. The most common have a contrasting situation in each line (see 12:9). For other varieties, see 16:16, 19:1, and 21:9.

Many of the proverbs in this section refer to categories of people who share a common trait. For example, they refer to the righteous, the wise, the poor, and the lazy. In Hebrew, some verses use singular forms to refer to these groups of people. Other verses use plural forms. Still others use a combination of singular and plural. See the note on 10:30a–b for one example. For most of these verses, the Notes will not comment on the difference between singular and plural forms. Use a natural way in your language to refer to one or more people who are in the same category.

Many of the proverbs in this section express a general principle in abstract terms. They are not addressed specifically to the readers. For example, 10:2a–b says:

Ill-gotten treasures are of no value,

but righteousness delivers from death.

However, the author intended his readers to understand these proverbs as advice that they should follow. In some languages, authors or speakers give advice more directly, using pronouns such as you^(sing), you^(plur), we^(dual), or we^(incl). See the note on 10:2 for translation suggestions.

Some other headings for this section are:

Proverbs of Solomon (NIV)

The Wise Words of Solomon (NCV)

Here are many wise things that Solomon said

14:14

Notice the parallel parts that contrast in meaning:

^14a The backslider in heart receives the fill of his own ways,

^14bbut a good man is rewarded for his ways.

In Hebrew, the second line has no verb, so there is no actual contrast in the words that are used. But the context clearly implies that the “backslider in heart” and the “good man” will experience different consequences for their actions.

14:14a

The backslider in heart receives the fill of his own ways,

Backsliders will suffer the consequences for the bad things they have done.
A person who turns his back on Yahweh will be properly punished for his deeds,

The backslider in heart receives the fill of his own ways: The Hebrew phrase that the BSB translates as backslider in heart refers to a person who has turned away from following the LORD or from following the right way. Some other ways to translate this phrase are:

The faithless (NIV)

Renegades (REB)

People who turn away from the LORD

receives the fill of his own ways: The Hebrew verb that is used here is passive, literally “will be filled.” Some English versions translate it with a passive verb. For example:

will be fully repaid for their ways (NIV)

Some other ways to translate this phrase are:

get what they deserve (GNT)

suffer the consequences of what they have done

be punished for their deeds

14:14a–b

(combined/reordered)

A person who turns from the right way and a person who is good will both get what they deserve.

14:14b

but a good man is rewarded for his ways.

In the same way, people who do what is good will be appropriately rewarded.
but/and a good person will receive the reward that he deserves.

but a good man is rewarded for his ways: Many English versions begin this verse part with the word “and.” However, if you use a verb with an undesirable meaning, such as “punished,” in 14:14a, it may be more natural to begin 14:14b with but, as the BSB does. Connect these lines in a way that naturally expresses in your language the relationship between them.

General Comment on 14:14a–b

In some languages, it may be more natural to combine and/or reorder the parallel parts. See 14:14a–b (combined/reordered) in the Display.

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / genericnoun

ס֣וּג לֵ֑ב & אִ֣ישׁ טֽוֹב

backslider_of heart & (a)_man good

A backsliding heart and a good man each refer to types of people in general, not to specific people. If it would be helpful, you could use more natural expressions in your language. Alternate translation: “Any person backsliding in heart … any good person”

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

ס֣וּג לֵ֑ב

backslider_of heart

Here Solomon refers to the person who has stopped behaving righteously and is now behaving wickedly as if that person were a backsliding heart. If it would be helpful in your language, you could express the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: “The person who stops living righteously”

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive

יִ֭שְׂבַּע

get_~_deserve

If your language does not use this passive form, you could express the idea in active form or in another way that is natural in your language. Alternate translation: “Yahweh will fill”

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

יִ֭שְׂבַּע

get_~_deserve

In this clause, the word translated filled implies that the person who has decided to live unrighteously will fully experience the negative consequences of his ways. If it would be helpful in your language, you could state this explicitly. Alternate translation: “will experience all the consequences” or “will be fully repaid”

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

מִ⁠דְּרָכָ֣י⁠ו

from,his_of,ways

See how you translated the same use of ways in [3:6](../03/06.md).

Note 6 topic: figures-of-speech / ellipsis

וּ֝⁠מֵ⁠עָלָ֗י⁠ו אִ֣ישׁ טֽוֹב

and,from,with,himself (a)_man good