PRO 15:31 Parallel Verse View

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15:31 Note: Marks a place where we agree with BHQ against BHS in reading L.

15:31 Note: We read one or more accents in L differently than BHS. Often this notation indicates a typographical error in BHS.

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).

ULT An ear hearing the rebuke of life
⇔ will lodge in the midst of the wise ones.

UST People who listen when others rebuke them in a way that will keep them alive will become wise.

BSB ⇔ He who listens to life-giving reproof
⇔ will dwell among the wise.

OEB He that listens to wholesome reproof
⇔ will dwell among the wise.

WEBBE The ear that listens to reproof lives,
⇔ and will be at home amongst the wise.

WMBB (Same as above)

NET The person who hears the reproof that leads to life
⇔ is at home among the wise.

LSV An ear that is hearing the reproof of life
Lodges among the wise.

FBV If you pay attention to positive advice you'll be one of the wise.

T4T ⇔ If people pay attention when people correct/warn them,
⇔ they will become wise.

LEB • to admonitions of life, in the midst of the wise it will lodge.

BBE The man whose ear is open to the teaching of life will have his place among the wise.

Moff No Moff PRO book available

JPS The ear that hearkeneth to the reproof of life abideth among the wise.

ASV The ear that hearkeneth to the reproof of life
⇔ Shall abide among the wise.

DRA The ear that heareth the reproofs of life, shall abide in the midst of the wise.

YLT An ear that is hearing the reproof of life Doth lodge among the wise.

Drby The ear that heareth the reproof of life shall abide among the wise.

RV The ear that hearkeneth to the reproof of life shall abide among the wise.

Wbstr The ear that heareth the reproof of life abideth among the wise.

KJB-1769 The ear that heareth the reproof of life abideth among the wise.
(The ear that hears the reproof of life abideth/abides among the wise. )

KJB-1611 The eare that heareth the reproofe of life, abideth among the wise.
(The ear that hears the reproofe of life, abideth/abides among the wise.)

Bshps The eare that hearkeneth to the refourmation of lyfe, shall dwell among the wyse.
(The ear that hearkeneth to the refourmation of life, shall dwell among the wyse.)

Gnva The eare that hearkeneth to the correction of life, shall lodge among the wise.
(The ear that hearkeneth to the correction of life, shall lodge among the wise. )

Cvdl The eare yt harkeneth vnto wholsome warnynge, and enclyneth therto, shall dwell amonge ye wyse.
(The ear it harkeneth unto wholsome warnynge, and enclyneth thereto, shall dwell among ye/you_all wyse.)

Wycl The eere that herith the blamyngis of lijf, schal dwelle in the myddis of wise men.
(The eere that hears the blamingis of life, shall dwell in the midst of wise men.)

Luth Das Ohr, das da höret die Strafe des Lebens, wird unter den Weisen wohnen.
(The Ohr, the there listent the Strafe the life, becomes under the Weisen reside.)

ClVg Auris quæ audit increpationes vitæ in medio sapientium commorabitur.
(Auris which audit increpationes of_life in in_the_middle sapientium commorabitur. )

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / genericnoun

אֹ֗זֶן & תּוֹכַ֣חַת

ear & reproof

An ear and the rebuke represent those things in general, not one particular ear or rebuke. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use more natural expressions. Alternate translation: “Ears … the rebukes of”

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / synecdoche

אֹ֗זֶן

ear

Here, ear refers to the whole person who listens. If it would be helpful in your language, you could express the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: “A listener”

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / possession

תּוֹכַ֣חַת חַיִּ֑ים

reproof life(pl)

Here Solomon is using the possessive form to describe a rebuke that results in life. If your language would not use the possessive form for this, you could use a different expression. Alternate translation: “the rebuke that leads to life”

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

תּוֹכַ֣חַת

reproof

See how you translated the abstract noun rebuke in 1:25.

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

תּוֹכַ֣חַת חַיִּ֑ים

reproof life(pl)

Here, life refers to remaining alive. If it would be helpful in your language, you could state this explicitly. Alternate translation: “the rebuke that keeps one alive”

Note 6 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

בְּ⁠קֶ֖רֶב חֲכָמִ֣ים תָּלִֽין

in/on/at/with,midst wise lodge

Here Solomon refers to a person being considered wise as if that person were dwelling with the wise ones. If it would be helpful in your language, you could express the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: “will be considered one of the wise ones”

Parallel PRO 15:31