PRO 16:22 Parallel Verse View

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ULT A fountain of life is the insight of its owner,
 ⇔ but the instruction of fools is folly.

UST Being insightful is like a spring that enables insightful people to live for a long time,
⇔ but being foolish results in other people punishing foolish people.

BSB  ⇔ Understanding is a fountain of life to its possessor,
⇔ but the discipline of fools is folly.

OEB To a wise man is wisdom a fountain of life,
⇔ but fools are chastised by their folly.

WEB Understanding is a fountain of life to one who has it,
⇔ but the punishment of fools is their folly.

NET Insight is like a life-giving fountain to the one who possesses it,
 ⇔ but folly leads to the discipline of fools.

LSV Understanding [is] a fountain of life to its possessors,
The instruction of fools is folly.

FBV If you have good sense it will be a fountain of life to you, but stupid people are punished by their stupidity.

T4T  ⇔ Being wise is like having a fountain that gives life [MET],
⇔ but foolish people are punished as a result of their acting foolishly.

LEB • [fn] but the instruction[fn] of fools is folly.

?:? Or “master”

?:? Or “punishment”

BBE Wisdom is a fountain of life to him who has it; but the punishment of the foolish is their foolish behaviour.

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JPS Understanding is a fountain of life unto him that hath it; but folly is the chastisement of fools.

ASV Understanding is a well-spring of life unto him that hath it;
 ⇔ But the correction of fools is their folly.

DRA Knowledge is a fountain of life to him that possesseth it: the instruction of fools is foolishness.

YLT A fountain of life [is] understanding to its possessors, The instruction of fools is folly.

DBY Wisdom is a fountain of life for him that hath it; but the instruction of fools is folly.

RV Understanding is a wellspring of life unto him that hath it: but the correction of fools is their folly.

WBS Understanding is a well-spring of life to him that hath it: but the instruction of fools is folly.

KJB Understanding is a wellspring of life unto him that hath it: but the instruction of fools is folly.
(Understanding is a wellspring of life unto him that hath/has it: but the instruction of fools is folly. )

BB Vnderstandyng is a well of lyfe vnto hym that hath it: as for the chastenyng of fooles it is but foolishnesse.
(Vnderstanding is a well of life unto him that hath/has it: as for the chastenyng of fooles it is but foolishness.)

GNV Vnderstading is welspring of life vnto them that haue it: and the instruction of fooles is folly.
(Vnderstading is welspring of life unto them that have it: and the instruction of fooles is folly. )

CB Vnderstondinge is a well of life vnto him yt hath it, as for ye chastenynge of fooles, it is but foolishnesse.
(Vnderstanding is a well of life unto him it hath/has it, as for ye/you_all chastenynge of fooles, it is but foolishness.)

WYC The welle of lijf is the lernyng of him that weldith; the techyng of foolis is foli.
(The welle of life is the lernyng of him that weldith; the teaching of foolis is foli.)

LUT Klugheit ist ein lebendiger Brunn dem, der sie hat; aber die Zucht der Narren ist Narrheit.
(Klugheit is a lifediger Brunn to_him, the they/she/them hat; but the Zucht the Narren is Narrheit.)

CLV Fons vitæ eruditio possidentis; doctrina stultorum fatuitas.][fn]
(Fons of_life eruditio possidentis; doctrina stultorum fatuitas.])

16.22 Fons vitæ. Quia ille prædicator vere suis auditoribus vias vitæ aperit, etc., usque ad quæ dicunt bona, fatuo corde contemnunt.

16.22 Fons vitæ. Quia ille prædicator vere to_his_own auditoribus vias of_life aperit, etc., usque to which dicunt bona, fatuo corde contemnunt.

BRN Understanding is a fountain of life to its possessors; but the instruction of fools is evil.

BrLXX Πηγὴ ζωῆς ἔννοια τοῖς κεκτημένοις, παιδεία δὲ ἀφρόνων κακή.
(Paʸgaʸ zōaʸs ennoia tois kektaʸmenois, paideia de afronōn kakaʸ. )

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

מְק֣וֹר חַ֭יִּים

fountain life(pl)

See how you translated this phrase in 10:11.

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

שֵׂ֣כֶל & וּ⁠מוּסַ֖ר & אִוֶּֽלֶת

wisdom & and,punishment & folly

See how you translated the abstract nouns insight in 1:3, instruction in 1:2, and folly in 5:23.

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / possession

וּ⁠מוּסַ֖ר אֱוִלִ֣ים אִוֶּֽלֶת

and,punishment fools folly

This clause could mean: (1) folly causes punishment for fools, in which case the word translated instruction refers to discipline or punishment. Alternate translation: “but folly causes punishment for fools” (2) it is foolish to try to instruct fools. Alternate translation: “but instructing fools is folly”

Parallel PRO 16:22