PROV 15:33 Parallel Verse View

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Key: green:YHWH.
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 Φόβος Κυρίου παιδεία καὶ σοφία, καὶ ἀρχὴ δόξης ἀποκριθήσεται αὐτῇ.
(Fobos Kuriou paideia kai sofia, kai arⱪaʸ doxaʸs apokrithaʸsetai autaʸ. )

BrTr The fear of the Lord is instruction and wisdom; and the highest honour will correspond therewith.

ULT The fear of Yahweh is instruction of wisdom,
⇔ and to the face of honor is humility.

UST Revering Yahweh teaches people to be wise,
⇔ and people must be humble before other people can respect them.

OEB No OEB PROV book available

WEBBE The fear of the LORD teaches wisdom.
⇔ Before honour is humility.

WMBB (Same as above)

NET The fear of the Lord provides wise instruction,
⇔ and before honor comes humility.

LSV The fear of YHWH [is] the instruction of wisdom,
And humility [is] before honor!

FBV Respect for the Lord teaches wisdom; humility goes before honor.

T4T ⇔ If you revere Yahweh, you will learn how to become wise,
⇔ but only after you become humble will people honor you.

LEB • Fear of Yahweh is the instruction of the wise, and before honor comes humility.

BBE The fear of the Lord is the teaching of wisdom; and a low opinion of oneself goes before honour.

Moff Reverence for the Eternal trains men to be wise,
⇔ and to be humble is the way to honour.

JPS The fear of the LORD is the instruction of wisdom; and before honour goeth humility.

ASV The fear of Jehovah is the instruction of wisdom;
⇔ And before honor goeth humility.

DRA The fear of the Lord is the lesson of wisdom: and humility goeth before glory.

YLT The fear of Jehovah [is] the instruction of wisdom, And before honour [is] humility!

Drby The fear of Jehovah is the discipline of wisdom, and before honour [goeth] humility.

RV The fear of the LORD is the instruction of wisdom; and before honour goeth humility.
(The fear of the LORD is the instruction of wisdom; and before honour goeth/goes humility. )

SLT The fear of Jehovah the instruction of wisdom; and before honor humility.

Wbstr The fear of the LORD is the instruction of wisdom: and before honor is humility.

KJB-1769 The fear of the LORD is the instruction of wisdom; and before honour is humility.

KJB-1611 The feare of the LORD is the instruction of wisedome; and before honour is humilitie.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above)

Bshps The feare of the Lorde is the ryght science of wisdome, and lowlynesse goeth before honour.
(The fear of the Lord is the right science of wisdom, and lowlyness goeth/goes before honour.)

Gnva The feare of the Lord is the instruction of wisdome: and before honour, goeth humilitie.
(The fear of the Lord is the instruction of wisdom: and before honour, goeth/goes humility. )

Cvdl The feare of ye LORDE is ye right scyece of wy?dome, and lowlynes goeth before honor.
(The fear of ye/you_all LORD is ye/you_all right scyece of wisdom, and lowlynes goeth/goes before honour.)

Wycl The drede of the Lord is teching of wisdom; and mekenesse goith bifore glorie.
(The dread of the Lord is teaching of wisdom; and meekness goeth/goes before glory.)

Luth Die Furcht des HErr’s ist Zucht zur Weisheit; und ehe man zu Ehren kommt, muß man zuvor leiden.
(The fear(n) the LORD’s is culture/discipline to/for wise_(people); and before man to/for honour(n) comes, must man before suffer.)

ClVg Timor Domini disciplina sapientiæ, et gloriam præcedit humilitas.]
(Timor Master discipline of_wisdom, and glory precedes humility.] )

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

15:33

The character qualities in the underlined parallel parts are necessary to gain the benefits described in the parts with bold print.

^33a The fear of the LORD is the instruction of wisdom,

^33band humility comes before honor.

15:33a

The fear of the LORD is the instruction of wisdom,

A person learns to be wise by respecting and obeying Yahweh.
If a person has fear and respect/awe for Yahweh, he will become wise.

The fear of the LORD: For this phrase, see the note on 10:27a.

is the instruction of wisdom: The Hebrew phrase that the BSB translates literally as is the instruction of wisdom depicts reverence/respect for the LORD as what instructs a person in wisdom. Some other ways to express this meaning are:

Fear of the Lord teaches a person to be wise (NLT96)

Showing respect for the Lord will make you wise (CEV)

A person becomes wise by respecting and obeying the LORD

15:33a–b

(combined/reordered)

If a person humbles himself before Yahweh and respectfully obeys him, his reward will be wisdom and honor.

15:33b

and humility comes before honor.

Before a person gains honor, he must first have humility.
A person must humble himself before he is honored by others or by Yahweh.
If he is humble, he will later gain/receive honor.

and humility comes before honor: The word humility may refer to a person’s humble attitude before the LORD or before others. The parallel with “fear of the LORD” in 15:33a may imply that it refers mainly to humility before the LORD. honor is similarly ambiguous. It may imply that a humble person is honored by the LORD or by others.

English versions translate this line ambiguously. Both ideas are found in Proverbs. So you should also try to translate in a way that allows your readers to understand either meaning.

General Comment on 15:33a–b

In some languages, it may be more natural to reorder the parallel parts in order to show the connection between the parallel lines. For example:

A person who is humble and who reveres and obeys the LORD will become both wise and honored.

See also 15:33a–b (combined/reordered) in the Display.

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / possession

יִרְאַ֣ת יְ֭הוָה

fear_of YHWH

See how you translated this phrase in [1:7](../01/07.md).

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

מוּסַ֣ר חָכְמָ֑ה & כָב֣וֹד

instruction_of wisdom & honour

See how you translated the abstract nouns wisdom and instruction in [1:2](../01/02.md) and honor in [3:16](../03/16.md).

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / possession

מוּסַ֣ר חָכְמָ֑ה

instruction_of wisdom

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

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / personification

וְ⁠לִ⁠פְנֵ֖י כָב֣וֹד עֲנָוָֽה

and,[is],before_of honour humility

Here Solomon refers to a person having humility before receiving honor as if humility were a person who stands before the face of honor. If it would be helpful in your language, you could express the meaning plainly. See how you translated the same use of before the face of in [8:25](../08/25.md). Alternate translation: “and humility exists before the honor exists” or “and humility precedes honor”

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

עֲנָוָֽה

humility