PRO 25:7 Parallel Verse View

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BrLXX Κρεῖσσον γάρ σοι τὸ ῥηθῆναι, ἀνάβαινε πρὸς μὲ, ἢ ταπεινῶσαί σε ἐν προσώπῳ δυνάστου· ἃ εἶδον οἱ ὀφθαλμοί σου λέγε.
(Kreisson gar soi to ɽaʸthaʸnai, anabaine pros me, aʸ tapeinōsai se en prosōpōi dunastou; ha eidon hoi ofthalmoi sou lege. )

BrTr for it is better for thee that it should be said, Come up to me, than that one should humble thee in the presence of the prince; speak of that which thine eyes have seen.

ULT For, better to say to you, “Come up here,”
⇔ than to humiliate you before the face of a noble,
⇔ whom your eyes have seen.

UST Do not do so because it is better if someone invites you to come closer to a king,
⇔ than for someone to embarrass you in front of a royal official whom you have seen by telling you to move away from a king.

BSB for it is better that he says to you, “Come up here!”
⇔ than that you should be demoted in the presence of the prince.
⇔ Even what [fn] you have seen with your own eyes,

OEB Better be told, ‘Come up hither,’
⇔ than be humbled before the prince.

WEBBE for it is better that it be said to you, “Come up here,”
⇔ than that you should be put lower in the presence of the prince,
⇔ whom your eyes have seen.

WMBB (Same as above)

NET for it is better for him to say to you, “Come up here,”
⇔ than to put you lower before a prince,
⇔ whom your eyes have seen.

LSV For better [that] he has said to you, “Come up here,”
Than [that] he humbles you before a noble,
Whom your eyes have seen.

FBV for it's better to be told, “Come up here,” than to be humiliated before a nobleman. Even though you've seen something with your own eyes,

T4T it is better if someone tells you to sit closer to the king
⇔ than for someone to tell you, while the king is listening, to sit further away in order that someone who is more important may sit closer to the king.

LEB • it is better that he say to you, “Ascend here,” than he humble you before a noble. • What your eyes have seen,

BBE For it is better to have it said to you, Come up here; than for you to be put down in a lower place before the ruler.

Moff No Moff PRO book available

JPS For better is it that it be said unto thee: 'Come up hither', than that thou shouldest be put lower in the presence of the prince, whom thine eyes have seen.

ASV For better is it that it be said unto thee, Come up hither,
⇔ Than that thou shouldest be put lower in the presence of the prince,
⇔ Whom thine eyes have seen.

DRA For it is better that it should be said to thee: Come up hither; than that thou shouldst be humbled before the prince.

YLT For better [that] he hath said to thee, 'Come thou up hither,' Than [that] he humble thee before a noble, Whom thine eyes have seen.

Drby for better it is that it be said unto thee, Come up hither, than that thou shouldest be put lower in the presence of the prince whom thine eyes see.

RV For better is it that it be said unto thee, Come up hither; than that thou shouldest be put lower in the presence of the prince, whom thine eyes have seen.

Wbstr For better it is that it be said to thee, Come up hither; than that thou shouldst be put lower in the presence of the prince whom thy eyes have seen.

KJB-1769 For better it is that it be said unto thee, Come up hither; than that thou shouldest be put lower in the presence of the prince whom thine eyes have seen.
(For better it is that it be said unto thee/you, Come up hither; than that thou/you should be put lower in the presence of the prince whom thine/your eyes have seen. )

KJB-1611 [fn]For better it is that it be said vnto thee, Come vp hither; then that thou shouldest be put lower in the presence of the Prince whom thine eies haue seene.
(For better it is that it be said unto thee/you, Come up hither; then that thou/you should be put lower in the presence of the Prince whom thine/your eyes have seen.)

25:7 Luke 14. 10.

Bshps For better is it, that it be sayde vnto thee, come vp hyther: then thou to be put lower in the presence of the priuce whom thou seest with thyne eyes.
(For better is it, that it be said unto thee/you, come up hither: then thou/you to be put lower in the presence of the priuce whom thou/you seest with thine/your eyes.)

Gnva For it is better, that it be saide vnto thee, Come vp hither, then thou to be put lower in the presece of the prince whom thine eyes haue seene.
(For it is better, that it be said unto thee/you, Come up hither, then thou/you to be put lower in the presece of the prince whom thine/your eyes have seen. )

Cvdl Better it is yt it be sayde vnto ye: come vp hither, then thou to be set downe in ye presence of ye prynce, whom thou seyst with thine eyes.
(Better it is it it be said unto ye/you_all: come up hither, then thou/you to be set down in ye/you_all presence of ye/you_all prynce, whom thou/you seyst with thine/your eyes.)

Wycl For it is betere, that it be seid to thee, Stie thou hidur, than that thou be maad low bifore the prince.
(For it is betere, that it be said to thee/you, Stie thou/you hidur, than that thou/you be made low before the prince.)

Luth Denn es ist dir besser, daß man zu dir sage: Tritt hie herauf! denn daß du vor dem Fürsten geniedriget wirst, daß deine Augen sehen müssen.
(Because it is you/to_you besser, that man to you/to_you sage: Tritt here herauf! because that you before/in_front_of to_him prince(s) geniedriget wirst, that your Augen see müssen.)

ClVg Melius est enim ut dicatur tibi: Ascende huc, quam ut humilieris coram principe.]
(Melius it_is because as let_him_sayur tibi: Ascende huc, how as humilieris before principe.] )

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / ellipsis

ט֥וֹב אֲמָר־לְ⁠ךָ֗

good say to/for=yourself(m)

Solomon is leaving out some of the words that in many languages a clause would need in order to be complete. You could supply these words from the context if it would be clearer in your language. Alternate translation: “it is better for a person to say to you”

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / quotations

לְ⁠ךָ֗ עֲֽלֵ֫ה הֵ֥נָּה

to/for=yourself(m) leaf_of they(f)

If it would be more natural in your language, you could express this as an indirect quotation. Alternate translation: “to you that you should come up there”

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

עֲֽלֵ֫ה הֵ֥נָּה

leaf_of they(f)

Come up here means to move to a place near the king, which is a great honor. If it would be helpful in your language, you could state this explicitly. Alternate translation: “Come up here, near the king”

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / ellipsis

מֵֽ֭⁠הַשְׁפִּ֣ילְ⁠ךָ

than,put_lower,you

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

מֵֽ֭⁠הַשְׁפִּ֣ילְ⁠ךָ

than,put_lower,you

Solomon implies that this humiliation is due to someone telling the person to move farther away from the king in order for more important people to be near him. If it would be helpful in your language, you could state this explicitly. Alternate translation: “than to humiliate you by telling you to distance yourself from the king”

Note 6 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

לִ⁠פְנֵ֣י

to=(the)_face_of/in_front_of/before

See how you translated this phrase in the previous verse.

Note 7 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

אֲשֶׁ֖ר רָא֣וּ עֵינֶֽי⁠ךָ

which/who seen eyes,your

This clause could refer to: (1) the noble mentioned in the previous clause. Alternate translation: “whom your eyes have observed” (2) what someone sees that causes them to begin the dispute mentioned in the next verse, in which case whom would be translated as “what,” and this clause would start a new sentence that continues into the next verse. Alternate translation: “What your eyes have witnessed”

Note 8 topic: figures-of-speech / synecdoche

עֵינֶֽי⁠ךָ

eyes,your

Here, eyes refers to the whole person. See how you translated the same use of eyes in 23:26.

Parallel PRO 25:7