PRO 21:12 Parallel Verse View

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Key: khaki:verbs.
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BrLXX Συνιεῖ δίκαιος καρδίας ἀσεβῶν, καὶ φαυλίζει ἀσεβεῖς ἐν κακοῖς.
(Suniei dikaios kardias asebōn, kai faulizei asebeis en kakois. )

BrTr A righteous man understands the hearts of the ungodly: and despises the ungodly for their wickedness.

ULT A righteous one has insight into the house of the wicked one;
⇔ overturning wicked ones to evil.

UST Yahweh, the Righteous One, knows the families of wicked people,
⇔ he destroys them.

BSB ⇔ The Righteous One [fn] considers the house of the wicked
⇔ and brings the wicked to ruin.

OEB The Lord considers the righteous,
⇔ but the house of the wicked he overthrows.

WEBBE The Righteous One considers the house of the wicked,
⇔ and brings the wicked to ruin.

WMBB (Same as above)

NET The Righteous One considers the house of the wicked;
⇔ he overthrows the wicked to their ruin.

LSV The Righteous One is acting wisely
Toward the house of the wicked,
He is overthrowing the wicked for wickedness.

FBV The God of justice[fn] sees what happens in the homes of the wicked, and brings the wicked down in disaster.

21:12 Literally, “the righteous one.” This is taken to refer to God particularly because of the second line.

T4T ⇔ God, the one who is completely righteous, knows what happens inside the houses of wicked people,
⇔ and he will cause those people to be completely ruined/destroyed.

LEB • he throws the wicked to ruin.

BBE The Upright One, looking on the house of the evil-doer, lets sinners be overturned to their destruction.

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JPS The Righteous One considereth the house of the wicked; overthrowing the wicked to their ruin.

ASV The righteous man considereth the house of the wicked,
⇔ How the wicked are overthrown to their ruin.

DRA The just considereth seriously the house of the wicked, that he may withdraw the wicked from evil.

YLT The Righteous One is acting wisely Towards the house of the wicked, He is overthrowing the wicked for wickedness.

Drby One that is righteous wisely considereth the house of the wicked: he overthroweth the wicked to [their] ruin.

RV The righteous man considereth the house of the wicked; how the wicked are overthrown to their ruin.

Wbstr The righteous man wisely considereth the house of the wicked: but God overthroweth the wicked for their wickedness.

KJB-1769 The righteous man wisely considereth the house of the wicked: but God overthroweth the wicked for their wickedness.

KJB-1611 The righteous man wisely considereth the house of the wicked: but God ouerthroweth the wicked for their wickednesse.
(The righteous man wisely considereth the house of the wicked: but God ouerthroweth the wicked for their wickedness.)

Bshps The righteous man wysely considereth the house of the wicked, and for their wickednesse God ouerthroweth the vngodly.
(The righteous man wysely considereth the house of the wicked, and for their wickedness God ouerthroweth the ungodly.)

Gnva The righteous teacheth the house of the wicked: but God ouerthroweth the wicked for their euill.
(The righteous teacheth/teaches the house of the wicked: but God ouerthroweth the wicked for their evil. )

Cvdl The rightuous enfourmeth the house of the vngodly, but ye vngodly go on still after their owne wickednesse.
(The rightuous enfourmeth the house of the ungodly, but ye/you_all ungodly go on still after their own wickedness.)

Wyc A iust man of the hous of a wickid man thenkith, to withdrawe wickid men fro yuel.
(A just man of the house of a wicked man thenkith, to withdrawe wicked men from evil.)

Luth Der Gerechte hält sich weislich gegen des GOttlosen Haus; aber die GOttlosen denken nur Schaden zu tun.
(The Gerechte hält itself/yourself/themselves weislich gegen the Godlosen house; but the Godlosen denken nur Schaden to tun.)

ClVg Excogitat justus de domo impii, ut detrahat impios a malo.]
(Excogitat justus about domo impii, as detrahat impios from malo.] )

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

צַ֭דִּיק

law-abiding/just

A righteous one could refer to: (1) Yahweh, who is the Righteous One. Alternate translation: “The Righteous One” (2) a righteous person in general. Alternate translation: “Any righteous person”

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

מַשְׂכִּ֣יל

observes

See how you translated the abstract noun insight in 1:3.

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

לְ⁠בֵ֣ית

of,house

Here, house refers to the family who lives in that house. See how you translated the same use of house in 3:33.

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / genericnoun

רָשָׁ֑ע

wicked

See how you translated the wicked one in 10:16.

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

מְסַלֵּ֖ף רְשָׁעִ֣ים לָ⁠רָֽע

brings wicked to_THE,ruin

Here Solomon refers to Yahweh causing the wicked ones to experience disaster as if he were overturning them to evil. If it would be helpful in your language, you could express the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: “causing wicked ones to experience evil”

Note 6 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

לָ⁠רָֽע

to_THE,ruin

Here, evil refers to trouble that someone might experience as a result of evil. See how you translated the similar use of evil in 12:21.

Parallel PRO 21:12