PRO 21:20 Parallel Verse View

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Key: khaki:verbs.
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BrLXX Θησαυρὸς ἐπιθυμητὸς ἀναπαύσεται ἐπὶ στόματος σοφοῦ, ἄφρονες δὲ ἄνδρες καταπίονται αὐτόν.
(Thaʸsauros epithumaʸtos anapausetai epi stomatos sofou, afrones de andres katapiontai auton. )

BrTr A desirable treasure will rest on the mouth of the wise; but foolish men will swallow it up.

ULT Desirable treasure and oil are in the abode of a wise one,
⇔ but a stupid man swallows it up.

UST Wise people have precious riches and olive oil,
⇔ but foolish people waste everything that they have.

BSB ⇔ Precious treasures and oil are in the dwelling of the wise,
⇔ but a foolish man consumes them.

OEB In the wise man’s homestead is precious treasure,
⇔ but a silly man swallows it up.

WEBBE There is precious treasure and oil in the dwelling of the wise,
⇔ but a foolish man swallows it up.

WMBB (Same as above)

NET There is desirable treasure and olive oil in the dwelling of the wise,
⇔ but a foolish person devours all he has.

LSV A treasure to be desired, and oil,
[Is] in the habitation of the wise,
And a foolish man swallows it up.

FBV The wise hold on to their wealth and olive oil, but stupid people use up everything they have.

T4T ⇔ Wise people have many valuable things in their houses,
⇔ but foolish people quickly spend/waste all their money.

LEB • are in the house of the wise, but the foolish person[fn] will devour them.[fn]

21:? Or “foolish of mankind”

21:? Literally “it”

BBE There is a store of great value in the house of the wise, but it is wasted by the foolish man.

Moff No Moff PRO book available

JPS There is desirable treasure and oil in the dwelling of the wise; but a foolish man swalloweth it up.

ASV There is precious treasure and oil in the dwelling of the wise;
⇔ But a foolish man swalloweth it up.

DRA There is a treasure to be desired, and oil in the dwelling of the just: and the foolish man shall spend it.

YLT A treasure to be desired, and oil, [Is] in the habitation of the wise, And a foolish man swalloweth it up.

Drby There is costly store and oil in the dwelling of a wise [man]; but a foolish man swalloweth it up.

RV There is precious treasure and oil in the dwelling of the wise; but a foolish man swalloweth it up.

Wbstr There is a treasure to be desired, and oil in the dwelling of the wise; but a foolish man spendeth it up.

KJB-1769 There is treasure to be desired and oil in the dwelling of the wise; but a foolish man spendeth it up.

KJB-1611 There is treasure to be desired, and oyle in the dwelling of the wise: but a foolish man spendeth it vp.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from punctuation)

Bshps In a wise mans house there is a great treasure and oyle: but a foolishe body spendeth vp all.
(In a wise mans house there is a great treasure and oil: but a foolishe body spendeth up all.)

Gnva In the house of the wise is a pleasant treasure and oyle: but a foolish man deuoureth it.
(In the house of the wise is a pleasant treasure and oil: but a foolish man deuoureth it. )

Cvdl In a wyse mans house there is greate treasure and plenteousnesse, but a foolish body spendeth vp all.
(In a wise mans house there is great treasure and plenteousnesse, but a foolish body spendeth up all.)

Wycl Desirable tresoure and oile is in the dwelling places of a iust man; and an vnprudent man schal distrie it.
(Desirable tresoure and oil is in the dwelling places of a just man; and an unprudent man shall destroy it.)

Luth Im Hause des Weisen ist ein lieblicher Schatz und Öl aber ein Narr verschlemmt es.
(Im house the Weisen is a lieblicher Schatz and Öl but a Narr verschlemmt es.)

ClVg Thesaurus desiderabilis, et oleum in habitaculo justi: et imprudens homo dissipabit illud.[fn]
(Thesaurus desiderabilis, and oil in habitaculo justi: and imprudens human dissipabit illud. )

21.20 Thesaurus desiderabilis. Reprobi non tantum virtutes non assequi, etc., usque ad unde, Nolite timere eos qui occidunt corpus, etc. Matth. 10.

21.20 Thesaurus desiderabilis. Reprobi not/no only virtutes not/no assequi, etc., until to unde, Don't timere them who occidunt body, etc. Matth. 10.

Parallel PRO 21:20