PRO 19:6 Parallel Verse View

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Key: khaki:verbs.
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BrLXX Πολλοὶ θεραπεύουσι πρόσωπα βασιλέων, πᾶς δὲ ὁ κακὸς γίνεται ὄνειδος ἀνδρί.
(Polloi therapeuousi prosōpa basileōn, pas de ho kakos ginetai oneidos andri. )

BrTr Many court the favour of kings; but every bad man becomes a reproach to another man.

ULT Many will entreat the face of a noble,
⇔ and everyone is the friend of a man of gift.

UST A lot of people want royal officials to favor them,
⇔ and it seems like everyone wants to be friends with generous people.

BSB ⇔ Many seek the favor of the prince,
⇔ and everyone is a friend of the gift giver.

OEB To the liberal many pay court;
⇔ all are friends of the man who gives.

WEBBE Many will entreat the favour of a ruler,
⇔ and everyone is a friend to a man who gives gifts.

WMBB (Same as above)

NET Many people entreat the favor of a generous person,
⇔ and everyone is the friend of the person who gives gifts.

LSV Many beg the face of the noble,
And all have made friendship to a man of gifts.

FBV Many ask favors from important people, and everyone's a friend of the generous.

T4T ⇔ Many people try to persuade important people to do favors for them;
⇔ everyone wants to be a friend of those who give gifts.

LEB • and everyone is the friend of a man of gifts.[fn]

19:? Hebrew “gift”

BBE Great numbers will make attempts to get the approval of a ruler: and every man is the special friend of him who has something to give.

Moff No Moff PRO book available

JPS Many will entreat the favour of the liberal man; and every man is a friend to him that giveth gifts.

ASV Many will entreat the favor of the liberal man;
⇔ And every man is a friend to him that giveth gifts.

DRA Many honour the person of him that is mighty, and are friends of him that giveth gifts.

YLT Many entreat the face of the noble, And all have made friendship to a man of gifts.

Drby Many court the favour of a noble; and every one is friend to a man that giveth.

RV Many will entreat the favour of the liberal man: and every man is a friend to him that giveth gifts.

Wbstr Many will entreat the favor of the prince: and every man is a friend to him that giveth gifts.

KJB-1769 Many will intreat the favour of the prince: and every man is a friend to him that giveth gifts.[fn]
(Many will intreat the favour of the prince: and every man is a friend to him that giveth/gives gifts. )

19.6 him…: Heb. a man of gifts

KJB-1611 [fn]Many will entreate the fauour of the Prince: and euery man is a friend to him that giueth gifts.
(Many will entreate the favour of the Prince: and every man is a friend to him that giveth/gives gifts.)

19:6 Heb. a man of gifts.

Bshps The multitude hangeth vpon great men: and euery man fauoureth hym that geueth rewardes.
(The multitude hangeth upon great men: and every man favoureth/favours him that giveth/gives rewardes.)

Gnva Many reuerence the face of the prince, and euery man is friend to him that giueth giftes.
(Many reverence the face of the prince, and every man is friend to him that giveth/gives giftes. )

Cvdl The multitude hageth vpo greate men, & euery man fauoureth him that geueth rewardes.
(The multitude hageth upo great men, and every man favoureth/favours him that giveth/gives rewardes.)

Wycl Many men onouren the persoone of a myyti man; and ben frendis of hym that deelith yiftis.
(Many men honourn the persoone of a mighty man; and been frendis of him that deelith yiftis.)

Luth Viele warten auf die Person des Fürsten und sind alle Freunde des, der Geschenke gibt.
(Viele warten on the Person the prince(s) and are all friends des, the/of_the Geschenke gibt.)

ClVg Multi colunt personam potentis, et amici sunt dona tribuentis.
(Multi colunt personam potentis, and amici are dona tribuentis. )

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / nominaladj

רַ֭בִּים

many

Here Solomon uses the adjective many as a noun to mean “many people.” Your language may use adjectives in the same way. If not, you could translate this word with an equivalent phrase. Alternate translation: “Many people”

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / genericnoun

פְנֵֽי־נָדִ֑יב & הָ֝⁠רֵ֗עַ לְ⁠אִ֣ישׁ מַתָּֽן

before generous & the,friend of,man gifts

Here, the face, a noble, the friend, and a man of gift refer to faces and types of people in general, not a specific face or person. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use more natural expressions. Alternate translation: “the faces of any noble … is any friend of any man of gift”

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / synecdoche

פְנֵֽי־נָדִ֑יב

before generous

The phrase face refers to the whole person. If it would be helpful in your language, you could express the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: “the noble person”

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

נָדִ֑יב

generous

Here, noble refers to someone who has noble character, not nobility. See how you translated the same use of “nobles” in 17:26.

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / hyperbole

וְ⁠כָל

and=all

Solomon says everyone here as an extreme statement for emphasis. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use a different way to express the emphasis. Alternate translation: “and almost everyone”

Note 6 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

הָ֝⁠רֵ֗עַ

the,friend

Here Solomon implies that everyone wants to be the friend of a man of gift. If it would be helpful in your language, you could state this explicitly. Alternate translation: “want to be the friend”

Note 7 topic: figures-of-speech / possession

לְ⁠אִ֣ישׁ מַתָּֽן

of,man gifts

Here Solomon is using the possessive form to describe a man who is characterized by giving gifts. If your language would not use the possessive form for this, you could use a different expression. Alternate translation: “of a man who gives gifts”

Parallel PRO 19:6