PRO 17:28 Parallel Verse View

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BrLXX Ἀνοήτῳ ἐπερωτήσαντι σοφίαν σοφία λογισθήσεται, ἐνεὸν δέ τις ἑαυτὸν ποιήσας, δόξει φρόνιμος εἶναι.
(Anoaʸtōi eperōtaʸsanti sofian sofia logisthaʸsetai, eneon de tis heauton poiaʸsas, doxei fronimos einai. )

BrTr Wisdom shall be imputed to a fool who asks after wisdom: and he who holds his peace shall seem to be sensible.

ULT Even a fool who keeps silent will be considered wise;
⇔ one who shuts his lips is an understanding one.

UST People will think even foolish people are wise if they do not speak.
⇔ Indeed, people who refrain from speaking are understanding people.

BSB ⇔ Even a fool is considered wise if he keeps silent,
⇔ and discerning when he holds his tongue.

OEB Even a fool may, if silent, be taken for wise –
⇔ for a man of good sense, if he keeps his lips closed.

WEBBE Even a fool, when he keeps silent, is counted wise.
⇔ When he shuts his lips, he is thought to be discerning.

WMBB (Same as above)

NET Even a fool who remains silent is considered wise,
⇔ and the one who holds his tongue is deemed discerning.

LSV Even a fool keeping silence is reckoned wise,
He who is shutting his lips [seems] intelligent!

FBV Even stupid people who keep quiet are considered wise; if they don't say anything they appear intelligent.

T4T ⇔ People may think that foolish people who do not say anything are wise;
⇔ if foolish people ◄do not say anything/keep their mouths shut►, others will think that they are very intelligent.

LEB • [fn] he who closes his lips is intelligent.

17:? Literally “wise, he shall be considered”

BBE Even the foolish man, when he keeps quiet, is taken to be wise: when his lips are shut he is credited with good sense.

Moff No Moff PRO book available

JPS Even a fool, when he holdeth his peace, is counted wise; and he that shutteth his lips is esteemed as a man of understanding.

ASV Even a fool, when he holdeth his peace, is counted wise;
⇔ When he shutteth his lips, he is esteemed as prudent.

DRA Even a fool, if he will hold his peace shall be counted wise: and if he close his lips, a man of understanding.

YLT Even a fool keeping silence is reckoned wise, He who is shutting his lips intelligent!

Drby Even a fool when he holdeth his peace is reckoned wise, [and] he that shutteth his lips, intelligent.

RV Even a fool, when he holdeth his peace, is counted wise: when he shutteth his lips, he is esteemed as prudent.

Wbstr Even a fool, when he holdeth his peace, is counted wise: and he that shutteth his lips is esteemed a man of understanding.

KJB-1769 Even a fool, when he holdeth his peace, is counted wise: and he that shutteth his lips is esteemed a man of understanding.
(Even a fool, when he holdeth/holds his peace, is counted wise: and he that shutteth his lips is esteemed a man of understanding. )

KJB-1611 [fn]Euen a foole, when he holdeth his peace, is counted wise: and he that shutteth his lips, is esteemed a man of vnderstanding.
(Even a foole, when he holdeth/holds his peace, is counted wise: and he that shutteth his lips, is esteemed a man of understanding.)

17:28 Iob 13. 5.

Bshps Yea, a very foole when he holdeth his tongue is counted wise: and he that stoppeth his lippes is esteemed prudent.
(Yea, a very foole when he holdeth/holds his tongue is counted wise: and he that stoppeth his lippes is esteemed prudent.)

Gnva Euen a foole (when he holdeth his peace) is counted wise, and hee that stoppeth his lips, prudent.
(Even a foole (when he holdeth/holds his peace) is counted wise, and he that stoppeth his lips, prudent. )

Cvdl Yee a very foole (when he holdeth his tonge) is counted wyse, and to haue vnderstodinge, when he shutteth his lippes.
(Ye/You_all a very foole (when he holdeth/holds his tonge) is counted wyse, and to have understanding, when he shutteth his lippes.)

Wycl Also a foole, if he is stille, schal be gessid a wijs man; and, if he pressith togidre hise lippis, he `schal be gessid an vndurstondynge man.
(Also a foole, if he is stille, shall be gessid a wijs man; and, if he pressith together his lippis, he `schal be gessid an understondynge man.)

Luth Ein Narr, wenn er schwiege, würde auch weise gerechnet und verständig, wenn er das Maul hielte.
(A Narr, when he schwiege, würde also weise gerechnet and sensible/understanding, when he the Maul hielte.)

ClVg Stultus quoque, si tacuerit, sapiens reputabitur, et si compresserit labia sua, intelligens.]
(Stultus quoque, when/but_if tacuerit, sapiens reputabitur, and when/but_if compresserit labia sua, intelligens.] )

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / parallelism

גַּ֤ם אֱוִ֣יל מַ֭חֲרִישׁ חָכָ֣ם יֵחָשֵׁ֑ב אֹטֵ֖ם שְׂפָתָ֣י⁠ו נָבֽוֹן

also/yet fool keeps_silent wise considered closes lips,his intelligent

These two clauses mean basically the same thing. The second emphasizes the meaning of the first by repeating the same idea with different words. If it would be helpful to your readers, you could connect the phrases with a word that shows that the second phrase is repeating the first one, not saying something additional. Alternate translation: “Even a fool who keeps silent will be considered wise; yes, one who shuts his lips is an understanding one”

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / genericnoun

אֱוִ֣יל & אֹטֵ֖ם שְׂפָתָ֣י⁠ו נָבֽוֹן

fool & closes lips,his intelligent

Here, a fool and one who shuts his lips 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 a fool in 7:22. Alternate translation: “any fool … any person who shuts that person’s lips is an understanding person”

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

מַ֭חֲרִישׁ

keeps_silent

This phrase refers to someone who refrains from speaking unnecessarily. If it would be helpful in your language, you could state this explicitly. Alternate translation: “who does not speak unnecessarily”

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive

יֵחָשֵׁ֑ב

considered

If your language does not use this passive form, you could express the idea in active form or in another way that is natural in your language. Alternate translation: “people will consider to be”

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

אֹטֵ֖ם שְׂפָתָ֣י⁠ו

closes lips,his

Here Solomon refers to someone who refrains from speaking unnecessarily as if that person shuts his lips. If it would be helpful in your language, you could express the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: “one who does not speak unnecessarily”

Parallel PRO 17:28