PROV 28:10 Parallel Verse View

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BrLXX Ὃς πλανᾷ εὐθεῖς ἐν ὁδῷ κακῇ, εἰς διαφθορὰν αὐτὸς ἐμπεσεῖται· οἱ δὲ ἄνομοι διελεύσονται ἀγαθὰ, καὶ οὐκ εἰσελεύσονται εἰς αὐτά.
(Hos plana eutheis en hodōi kakaʸ, eis diafthoran autos empeseitai; hoi de anomoi dieleusontai agatha, kai ouk eiseleusontai eis auta. )

BrTr He that causes upright men to err in an evil way, himself shall fall into destruction: transgressors also shall pass by prosperity, but shall not enter into it.

ULT One leading the upright astray in the way of evil
⇔ into his pit he himself will fall,
⇔ but the blameless will inherit good.

UST People who guide upright people to act evilly
⇔ will destroy themselves by what they do,
⇔ but people whom Yahweh does not blame for acting wickedly will receive what is good.

OEB No OEB PROV book available

WEBBE Whoever causes the upright to go astray in an evil way,
⇔ he will fall into his own trap;
⇔ but the blameless will inherit good.

WMBB (Same as above)

NET The one who leads the upright astray in an evil way
⇔ will himself fall into his own pit,
⇔ but the blameless will inherit what is good.

LSV Whoever is causing the upright to err in an evil way,
He falls into his own pit,
And the perfect inherits good.

FBV Those who lead good people astray into evil ways will fall into their own traps, but the innocent will receive a good reward.

T4T ⇔ Those who cause honest/good people to do what is evil
⇔ will fall into their own pits/traps,
⇔ but good things will happen to those who ◄are innocent/have not done what is wrong►.

LEB • He who misleads the upright onto the way of evil, into his pits he will fall.
• But as for the blameless, they will inherit good.

BBE Anyone causing the upright to go wandering in an evil way, will himself go down into the hole he has made; but the upright will have good things for their heritage.

Moff He who beguiles the upright into evil
⇔ shall fall into the very pit he digged;
⇔ but the blameless shall prosper.

JPS Whoso causeth the upright to go astray in an evil way, he shall fall himself into his own pit; but the whole-hearted shall inherit good.

ASV Whoso causeth the upright to go astray in an evil way,
⇔ He shall fall himself into his own pit;
⇔ But the perfect shall inherit good.

DRA He that deceiveth the just in a wicked way, shall fall in his own destruction: and the upright shall possess his goods.

YLT Whoso is causing the upright to err in an evil way, Into his own pit he doth fall, And the perfect do inherit good.

Drby Whoso causeth the upright to go astray in an evil way, shall himself fall into his own pit; but the perfect shall inherit good.

RV Whoso causeth the upright to go astray in an evil way, he shall fall himself into his own pit: but the perfect shall inherit good.
(Whoso/Whoever causeth the upright to go astray in an evil way, he shall fall himself into his own pit: but the perfect shall inherit good. )

SLT He causing the upright to wander in an evil way, into his pit shall he fall: and the good shall inherit complete things.

Wbstr Whoever causeth the righteous to go astray in an evil way, he shall fall himself into his own pit: but the upright shall have good things in possession.

KJB-1769 Whoso causeth the righteous to go astray in an evil way, he shall fall himself into his own pit: but the upright shall have good things in possession.
(Whoso/Whoever causeth the righteous to go astray in an evil way, he shall fall himself into his own pit: but the upright shall have good things in possession. )

KJB-1611 Who so causeth the righteous to goe astray in an euill way, he shall fall himselfe into his owne pit: but the vpright shall haue good things in possession.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above)

Bshps Who so causeth the righteous to go astray by an euill way, shall fall into his owne pit: but the iust shall haue the good in possession.
(Whoso/Whoever causeth the righteous to go astray by an evil way, shall fall into his own pit: but the just shall have the good in possession.)

Gnva He that causeth the righteous to go astray by an euill way, shall fall into his owne pit, and the vpright shall inherite good things.
(He that causeth the righteous to go astray by an evil way, shall fall into his own pit, and the upright shall inherit good things. )

Cvdl Who so ledeth ye rightuous in to an euell waye, shal fall in to his owne pytt, but ye iust shal haue the good in possession.
(Whoso/Whoever leadeth/leads ye/you_all righteous in to an evil way, shall fall in to his own pit, but ye/you_all just shall have the good in possession.)

Wycl He that disseyueth iust men in an yuel weye, schal falle in his perisching; and iuste men schulen welde hise goodis.
(He that deceiveth/deceives just men in an evil way, shall fall in his perishing; and just men should weld his goods.)

Luth Wer die Frommen verführet auf bösem Wege, der wird in seine Grube fallen; aber die Frommen werden Gutes ererben.
(Who the pious/devout_(one) seduced on/in/to evil ways, the/of_the becomes in his pit fall/drop; but the pious/devout_(one) become goodness/good_(person) inherit.)

ClVg Qui decipit justos in via mala, in interitu suo corruet, et simplices possidebunt bona ejus.[fn]
(Who deceives just in/into/on way/road evil, in/into/on destruction his_own will_collapse, and simple they_will_possess good(s) his. )

28.10 Qui decipit justos in via mea, etc. Qui per doctrinam hæreticam decipit amatores justitiæ, etc., usque ad exemplum etiam de casu ejus sumunt.

28.10 Who deceives just in/into/on way/road my, etc. Who through teaching hereticm deceives lovers justice, etc., until to exemplum also from/about casu his sumunt.

SOTN SIL Open Translator’s Notes:

Section 25:1–29:27: This is Hezekiah’s collection of Solomon’s proverbs

This section is the second collection of Solomon’s proverbs. These proverbs were organized and copied by men who served King Hezekiah. Most scholars divide this section into two groups. These groups differ in several ways.

The first group (chapters 25–27) has many more comparisons and admonitions. In Hebrew, most of these comparisons are metaphors in which one or more illustrations precede the topic. Some English versions change the order so that the topic precedes the illustration(s). You should follow the order that expresses the meaning naturally and effectively in your language.

In the first group, many proverbs are one verse long. As with the individual proverbs in the main collection of Solomon’s proverbs (Section 10:1–22:16), they are not related to the proverbs around them. Other proverbs in this group are two or more verses long. Still others are one-verse proverbs that are closely related in theme. Proverbs in all three categories will be marked as separate paragraphs.

The second group (chapters 28–29) has more contrastive proverbs. The proverbs in this group are each one verse long. They will not be marked as separate paragraphs.

Some other headings for this section are:

More Proverbs of Solomon (NIV)

Proverbs of Solomon Collected by Hezekiah (NET)

These are also wise things that Solomon said

28:10

The underlined parallel parts contrast two kinds of people: those who cause upright people to go astray and those who are blameless. The parts in bold print contrast the bad and good things that will happen to these two kinds of people.

^10a He who leads the upright along the path of evil

^10b will fall into his own pit,

^10cbut the blameless will inherit what is good.

28:10a

He who leads the upright along the path of evil

As for a person who causes good people to stray onto a bad path,
If you^(sing) tempt a righteous person to do wrong,

He who leads the upright along the path of evil: This line is more literally “He who causes the upright to stray into an evil path.” It is a metaphor in which the path of evil refers figuratively to “an evil manner of conduct.”Fox (p. 824) thinks that the bad path refers to a path that is rough, broken, and dangerous rather than wicked. But other scholars think that it refers to bad conduct. See Waltke (p. 414), Longman (p. 490), Hubbard (p. 436), and Cohen (p. 187). In Proverbs, good and bad paths normally refer figuratively to good and bad conduct. It refers to someone who tempts good, righteous people to do wrong. Some ways to translate this line are:

Keep the figure of speech. For example:
Whoever misleads the upright into an evil way (ESV)
As for a person who causes good people to stray onto a bad path
Translate the meaning without using a figure of speech. For example:
If you trick an honest person into doing evil (GNT)
As for a person who tempts good, honest people to sin

the upright: An upright person is someone whose conduct is right and just and straightforward. Such a person is also righteous and has integrity. See how you translated this word in 2:7 (line a) and 11:3 (line a).

28:10b

will fall into his own pit,

he himself will be trapped in the same pit that he dug.
you^(sing) will be destroyed by your own actions.

will fall into his own pit: This phrase is a metaphor. In this metaphor, the word pit refers to a deep hole that a person has dug in the ground to trap someone or something. It means that the person who entices others to sin will experience in his own life the destructive consequences that he intended the upright person to suffer. Some ways to translate this metaphor are:

Keep the metaphor. For example:
will himself land in the pit he has dug (REB)
Change the metaphor to a simile. For example:
is like a person who gets caught in his own trap
Translate the meaning without using a figure of speech. For example:
will be ruined by their own evil (NCV)

See the notes on 26:27a, where the metaphor of a pit is also used.The form of the Hebrew word that is used in 26:27a is different from the form used here, but the meaning in both contexts is the same. For 26:27a, see TWOT #2370d. For the form used here, see TWOT #2360a.

28:10c

but the blameless will inherit what is good.

But blameless people will inherit good things.
In contrast, good things will happen to people who have done nothing wrong.

but the blameless: The word blameless refers to a person who has integrity. This kind of person lives a consistently good life. He does nothing that is worthy of blame. See how you translated this and other forms of the same Hebrew word in 10:29 (line a, BSB “upright”) and 11:5 (line b. BSB “blameless”).

will inherit what is good: This phrase is a figure of speech. It means that “they will receive good things” or “good things will happen to them.” It does not refer to a literal inheritance that people receive when someone dies.

Some ways to translate this line are:

Keep the figure of speech. For example:
but the blameless will inherit good things (NET)
If this figure of speech will not be understood correctly, translate the meaning without a figure of speech. For example:
but the blameless will prosper (NJPS)
The innocent will be well rewarded. (GNT)

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / genericnoun

מַשְׁגֶּ֤ה יְשָׁרִ֨ים & בִּ⁠שְׁחוּת֥⁠וֹ הֽוּא־יִפּ֑וֹל

leads upright & in,his_own_of,pit he/it fall

One who leads, his, he, and himself refer to a type of person in general, not a specific person. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use more natural expressions. Alternate translation: “Any person who leads upright ones astray … into that person’s own pit that person will fall”

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

מַשְׁגֶּ֤ה יְשָׁרִ֨ים ׀ בְּ⁠דֶ֥רֶךְ רָ֗ע

leads upright in,a_way_of evil

Here Solomon refers to someone causing upright ones to behave in a manner that is evil as if he were leading those people down a path. If it would be helpful in your language, you could express the meaning plainly. See how you translated the same use of “lead them astray” in [12:26](../12/26.md) and way in [1:15](../01/15.md). Alternate translation: “One who causes upright ones to behave in an evil manner”

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / possession

בְּ⁠דֶ֥רֶךְ רָ֗ע

in,a_way_of evil

See how you translated way of evil in [2:12](../02/12.md).

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

בִּ⁠שְׁחוּת֥⁠וֹ הֽוּא־יִפּ֑וֹל

in,his_own_of,pit he/it fall

Here Solomon refers to a person unintentionally destroying himself by trying to harm someone else as if that person falls into his pit that he dug to trap someone else. If it would be helpful in your language, you could express the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: “will end up destroying himself by his behavior”

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

וּ֝⁠תְמִימִ֗ים

and,blameless_[people]

See how you translated blameless ones in [2:21](../02/21.md).

Note 6 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

יִנְחֲלוּ־טֽוֹב

inherit good

Here Solomon speaks of blameless ones receiving many good things as if good were property or wealth that they could inherit from a family member. See how you translated the same use of inherit in [3:35](../03/35.md).

Note 7 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

טֽוֹב

good

See how you translated the abstract noun good in [11:27](../11/27.md).

Parallel PROV 28:10

Section 25:1–29:27: This is Hezekiah’s collection of Solomon’s proverbs

28:10

28:10a

28:10b

28:10c