PROV 28:11 Parallel Verse View

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Key: khaki:verbs.
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BrLXX Σοφὸς παρʼ ἑαυτῷ ἀνὴρ πλούσιος, πένης δὲ νοήμων καταγνώσεται αὐτοῦ.
(Sofos parʼ heautōi anaʸr plousios, penaʸs de noaʸmōn katagnōsetai autou. )

BrTr A rich man is wise in his own conceit; but an intelligent poor man will condemn him.

ULT A rich man is wise in his eyes,
⇔ but a discerning lowly one will search him out.

UST Rich people tend to think that they are wise,
⇔ but perceptive poor people can tell whether or not this is true.

OEB No OEB PROV book available

WEBBE The rich man is wise in his own eyes;
⇔ but the poor who has understanding sees through him.

WMBB (Same as above)

NET A rich person is wise in his own eyes,
⇔ but a discerning poor person can evaluate him properly.

LSV A rich man is wise in his own eyes,
And the intelligent poor searches him.

FBV The rich see themselves as wise, but poor people with insight see right through them.

T4T ⇔ Many rich people think that they are wise,
⇔ but poor people who have good sense will find out whether rich people really are wise or not.

LEB • A man of wealth is wise in his own eyes, but the intelligent poor sees through him.

BBE The man of wealth seems to himself to be wise, but the poor man who has sense has a low opinion of him.

Moff Rich men may think that they are wise,
⇔ but the poor have wit to see through them.

JPS The rich man is wise in his own eyes; but the poor that hath understanding searcheth him through.

ASV The rich man is wise in his own conceit;
⇔ But the poor that hath understanding searcheth him out.

DRA The rich man seemeth to himself wise: but the poor man that is prudent shall search him out.

YLT A rich man is wise in his own eyes, And the intelligent poor searcheth him.

Drby A rich man is wise in his own eyes; but the poor that hath understanding searcheth him out.

RV The rich man is wise in his own conceit; but the poor that hath understanding searcheth him out.
(The rich man is wise in his own conceit; but the poor that hath/has understanding searcheth him out. )

SLT The rich man is wise in his eyes, and the poor one understanding shall search him out.

Wbstr The rich man is wise in his own conceit; but the poor man that hath understanding searcheth him out.

KJB-1769 The rich man is wise in his own conceit; but the poor that hath understanding searcheth him out.[fn]
(The rich man is wise in his own conceit; but the poor that hath/has understanding searcheth him out. )

28.11 own…: Heb. eyes

KJB-1611 [fn]The rich man is wise in his owne conceit: but the poore that hath vnderstanding searcheth him out.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from punctuation and footnotes)

28:11 Heb. in his eyes.

Bshps The riche man thinketh hym selfe to be wise: but the poore that hath vnderstandyng can perceaue hym well inough.
(The rich man thinketh/thinks himself to be wise: but the poor that hath/has understanding can perceive him well enough.)

Gnva The riche man is wise in his owne conceite: but the poore that hath vnderstanding, can trie him.
(The rich man is wise in his own conceite: but the poor that hath/has understanding, can try him. )

Cvdl The rich man thynketh him self to be wyse, but the poore that hath vnderstondinge, ca perceaue him wel ynough.
(The rich man thynketh him self to be wise, but the poor that hath/has understanding, can perceive him well enough.)

Wycl A ryche man semeth wijs to him silf; but a pore man prudent schal serche him.
(A rich man seemeth/seems wise to himself; but a poor man prudent shall serche him.)

Luth Ein Reicher dünkt sich weise sein; aber ein armer Verständiger merkt ihn.
(A rich_(person) seems itself/yourself/themselves wise be; but a poor Verständiger notices him/it.)

ClVg Sapiens sibi videtur vir dives; pauper autem prudens scrutabitur eum.
(Wise to_himself it_seems man dives; poor however prudent scrutabitur him. )

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

28:11

This proverb contrasts a rich person with a discerning poor person. Notice the parallel parts that contrast in meaning:

^11a A rich man is wise in his own eyes,

^11bbut a poor man with discernment sees through him.

In Hebrew, the parallel parts are arranged in the form of a chiasm. The parts in 28:11a occur in the opposite order from the parallel parts in 28:11b:

^11a Wise in his own eyes a rich person,

^11bbut a poor person having understanding examines him thoroughly.

You will need to decide if a chiasm expresses the contrast more effectively in your language.

28:11a

A rich man is wise in his own eyes,

Rich people incorrectly think that they are wise,
If you^(sing) are rich, you consider yourself to be wise, but your evaluation is wrong.

A rich man is wise in his own eyes: This line means that A rich person thinks that he is wise. It is implied that his own evaluation is incorrect. Some other ways to translate this line are:

Rich people may think they are wise (NCV)

If you^(sing) are rich, you consider yourself to be wise, but actually you are wrong.

28:11b

but a poor man with discernment sees through him.

but an intelligent/sensible poor person knows what they are really like.
If you^(sing) are a poor person with the ability to understand the rich person’s character, you know that he is actually/truly not wise.

but a poor man with discernment: In Hebrew, this phrase refers to a poor person who is sensible and intelligent. See discerning (Hebrew: mebin) in the Glossary. The same Hebrew word was last used in 28:7a.

sees through him: This phrase means that the intelligent poor person is able to correctly examine or evaluate the rich man’s true abilities and character.

Some other ways to translate this line are:

but a poor person who has insight into character knows better (GNT)

but a discerning poor person can evaluate him properly (NET)

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / genericnoun

בְּ֭⁠עֵינָי⁠ו אִ֣ישׁ עָשִׁ֑יר וְ⁠דַ֖ל & יַחְקְרֶֽ⁠נּוּ

in,his_own_of,eyes (a)_man rich and,a_poor_[person] & he,examines_him_thoroughly

A rich man, his, a lowly one, and him refer to types of people in general, not specific people. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use more natural expressions. Alternate translation: “Any rich person … in that person’s eyes, but any lowly one … will search that person out”

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

חָכָ֣ם בְּ֭⁠עֵינָי⁠ו

wise in,his_own_of,eyes

See how you translated wise in his eyes in [26:5](../26/05.md).

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

וְ⁠דַ֖ל

and,a_poor_[person]

See how you translated the same use of lowly in [10:15](../10/15.md).

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom

יַחְקְרֶֽ⁠נּוּ

he,examines_him_thoroughly

The phrase means that a lowly one will be able to investigate and determine that A rich man is not really wise. If it would be helpful in your language, you could express the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: “will determine that he is not truly wise”

Parallel PROV 28:11

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

28:11

28:11a

28:11b