PRO 17:27 Parallel Verse View

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17:27 Variant note: ו/קר: (x-qere) ’יְקַר’: lemma_3368 morph_HAamsc id_206Fc יְקַר

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 Ὃς φείδεται ῥῆμα προέσθαι σκληρὸν, ἐπιγνώμων· μακρόθυμος δὲ ἀνὴρ φρόνιμος.
(Hos feidetai ɽaʸma proesthai sklaʸron, epignōmōn; makrothumos de anaʸr fronimos. )

BrTr He that forbears to utter a hard word is discreet, and a patient man is wise.

ULT One who restrains his words is one who knows knowledge,
⇔ and the cool of spirit is a man of understanding.

UST People who refrain from speaking unnecessarily are knowledgeable,
⇔ and people who remain calm are understanding people.

BSB ⇔ A man of knowledge restrains his words,
⇔ and a man of understanding maintains a calm spirit.

OEB He that spares his words is truly wise,
⇔ and a cool-tempered man is a man of discretion.

WEBBE He who spares his words has knowledge.
⇔ He who is even tempered is a man of understanding.

WMBB (Same as above)

NET The truly wise person restrains his words,
⇔ and the one who stays calm is discerning.

LSV One acquainted with knowledge is sparing his words,
And the cool of temper [is] a man of understanding.

FBV If you're wise, you'll be careful what you say; and if you're sensible, you'll keep your temper.

T4T ⇔ Those who have good sense do not talk a lot,
⇔ and those who ◄control their tempers/keep themselves from becoming very angry► are truly wise.

LEB • and a cool spirit is a man of understanding.

BBE He who has knowledge says little: and he who has a calm spirit is a man of good sense.

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JPS He that spareth his words hath knowledge; and he that husbandeth his spirit is a man of discernment.

ASV He that spareth his words hath knowledge;
⇔ And he that is of a cool spirit is a man of understanding.

DRA He that setteth bounds to his words. is knowing and wise: and the man of understanding is of a precious spirit.

YLT One acquainted with knowledge is sparing his words, And the cool of temper [is] a man of understanding.

Drby He that hath knowledge spareth his words; and a man of understanding is of a cool spirit.

RV He that spareth his words hath knowledge: and he that is of a cool spirit is a man of understanding.

Wbstr He that hath knowledge spareth his words: and a man of understanding is of an excellent spirit.

KJB-1769 He that hath knowledge spareth his words: and a man of understanding is of an excellent spirit.[fn]
(He that hath/has knowledge spareth his words: and a man of understanding is of an excellent spirit. )

17.27 an…: or, a cool

KJB-1611 [fn][fn]He that hath knowledge, spareth his words: and a man of vnderstanding is of an excellent spirit.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from punctuation and footnotes)

17:27 Iam. 1. 19.

17:27 Or, a coole spirit.

Bshps A wyse man vseth fewe wordes, and a man of vnderstanding is of a pacient spirite.
(A wise man useth few words, and a man of understanding is of a patient spirit.)

Gnva Hee that hath knowledge, spareth his wordes, and a man of vnderstanding is of an excellent spirit.
(He that hath/has knowledge, spareth his words, and a man of understanding is of an excellent spirit. )

Cvdl He is wyse and discrete, yt tempereth his wordes: and he is a ma of vnderstodinge, yt maketh moch of his sprete.
(He is wise and discrete, it tempereth his words: and he is a man of understanding, it maketh much of his spirit.)

Wycl He that mesurith his wordis, is wijs and prudent; and a lerud man is of preciouse spirit.
(He that mesurith his words, is wijs and prudent; and a lerud man is of precious spirit.)

Luth Ein Vernünftiger mäßiget seine Rede, und ein verständiger Mann ist eine teure SeeLE.
(A Vernünftiger mäßiget his Rede, and a sensible/understandinger man is one teure SeeLE.)

ClVg Qui moderatur sermones suos doctus et prudens est, et pretiosi spiritus vir eruditus.
(Who moderatur sermones suos doctus and prudens it_is, and pretiosi spiritus man eruditus. )

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / genericnoun

חוֹשֵׂ֣ךְ & יוֹדֵ֣עַ & ו⁠קר־ר֝֗וּחַ אִ֣ישׁ תְּבוּנָֽה

restrains & knows & and, spirit (a)_man understanding

One who restrains, one who knows knowledge, the cool of spirit, and a man of understanding represent types of people in general, not specific people. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use more natural expressions. See how you translated One who restrains in 10:19 and a man of understanding in 10:23. Alternate translation: “Any person who restrains … is a person who knows … and any person who is cool of spirit is a person of understanding”

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

אֲ֭מָרָי⁠ו

words,his

See how you translated the same use of words in 1:23.

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

דָּ֑עַת & תְּבוּנָֽה

knowledge & understanding

See how you translated the abstract nouns knowledge in 1:4 and understanding in 1:2.

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom

ו⁠קר־ר֝֗וּחַ

and, spirit

Here, the cool of spirit is an idiom that refers to someone who controls their emotions. If this phrase does not have that meaning in your language, you could use an idiom from your language that does have this meaning or state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: “and the coolheaded person” or “and someone who controls his emotions”

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