PRO 14:7 Parallel Verse View

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Key: khaki:verbs.
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BrLXX Πάντα ἐναντία ἀνδρὶ ἄφρονι, ὅπλα δὲ αἰσθήσεως χείλη σοφά.
(Panta enantia andri afroni, hopla de aisthaʸseōs ⱪeilaʸ sofa. )

BrTr All things are adverse to a foolish man; but wise lips are the weapons of discretion.

ULT Go from before a man of stupidity,
⇔ for you will not know lips of knowledge.

UST Stay away from stupid people
⇔ because you will not learn anything from what they say.

BSB ⇔ Stay away from a foolish man;
⇔ you will gain no knowledge from his speech.

OEB Get you out of a foolish man’s presence,
⇔ for his lips do not utter knowledge.

WEBBE Stay away from a foolish man,
⇔ for you won’t find knowledge on his lips.

WMBB (Same as above)

NET Leave the presence of a foolish person,
⇔ or you will not understand wise counsel.

LSV Go from before a foolish man,
Or you have not known the lips of knowledge.

FBV Stay away from stupid people—you won't learn anything from them.

T4T ⇔ Stay away from foolish people,
⇔ because they will not be able to teach you anything useful.

LEB • [fn] for you will not come to know[fn]

14:? Literally “from the presence belonging to a man of foolishness”

14:? Literally “lips of knowledge”

BBE Go away from the foolish man, for you will not see the lips of knowledge.

Moff No Moff PRO book available

JPS Go from the presence of a foolish man, for thou wilt not perceive the lips of knowledge.

ASV Go into the presence of a foolish man,
⇔ And thou shalt not perceive in him the lips of knowledge.

DRA Go against a foolish man, and he knoweth not the lips of prudence.

YLT Go from before a foolish man, Or thou hast not known the lips of knowledge.

Drby Go from the presence of a foolish man, in whom thou perceivest not the lips of knowledge.

RV Go into the presence of a foolish man, and thou shalt not perceive in him the lips of knowledge.

Wbstr Go from the presence of a foolish man, when thou perceivest not in him the lips of knowledge.

KJB-1769 Go from the presence of a foolish man, when thou perceivest not in him the lips of knowledge.
(Go from the presence of a foolish man, when thou/you perceivest not in him the lips of knowledge. )

KJB-1611 Goe from the presence of a foolish man, when thou perceiuest not in him the lippes of knowledge.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above)

Bshps Get thee from a foolishe man, when thou perceauest not in hym the lippes of knowledge.
(Get thee/you from a foolishe man, when thou/you perceauest not in him the lips of knowledge.)

Gnva Depart from the foolish man, when thou perceiuest not in him the lippes of knowledge.
(Depart from the foolish man, when thou/you perceivest not in him the lips of knowledge. )

Cvdl Se yt thou medle not with a foole, & do as though thou haddest no knowlege.
(See it thou/you medle not with a foole, and do as though thou/you hadst/had no knowledge.)

Wycl Go thou ayens a man a fool; and he schal not knowe the lippis of prudence.
(Go thou/you against a man a fool; and he shall not know the lips of prudence.)

Luth Gehe von dem Narren; denn du lernest nichts von ihm.
(Gehe from to_him Narren; because you lernest nothing from him.)

ClVg Vade contra virum stultum, et nescit labia prudentiæ.[fn]
(Vade on_the_contrary virum stultum, and nescit labia prudentiæ. )

14.7 Vade contra, etc. Ideo derisor sapientiam, quam quærit, non invenit, etc., usque ad ejusque meditationi operam dare satagunt.

14.7 Vade contra, etc. Ideo derisor wisdom, how quærit, not/no invenit, etc., until to hisque meditationi operam dare satagunt.

UTN uW Translation Notes:

מִ֭⁠נֶּגֶד

from,presence

Alternate translation: “from the presence of”

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / possession

לְ⁠אִ֣ישׁ כְּסִ֑יל

of,man foolish

Here Solomon is using the possessive form to describe a man who is characterized by stupidity. If your language would not use the possessive form for this, you could use a different expression. Alternate translation: “a stupid man”

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / genericnoun

לְ⁠אִ֣ישׁ

of,man

Here, a man represents a type of people in general, not one particular man. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use a more natural expression. Alternate translation: “any person of”

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

וּ⁠בַל־יָ֝דַ֗עְתָּ

and,not find

Here Solomon refers to you not receiving knowledge from what a stupid person says as if you did not know such knowledge. If it would be helpful in your language, you could express the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: “for you will not receive”

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

שִׂפְתֵי־דָֽעַת

words knowledge

Here, lips refers to what people say by moving their lips. Solomon is referring to words that express knowledge. See how you translated the same use of lips in 10:18. Alternate translation: “words that express knowledge”

Parallel PRO 14:7