PRO 28:4 Parallel Verse View

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BrLXX οὕτως οἱ ἐγκαταλείποντες τὸν νόμον ἐγκωμιάζουσιν ἀσέβειαν· οἱ δὲ ἀγαπῶντες τὸν νόμον, περιβάλλουσιν ἑαυτοῖς τεῖχος.
(houtōs hoi egkataleipontes ton nomon egkōmiazousin asebeian; hoi de agapōntes ton nomon, periballousin heautois teiⱪos. )

BrTr so they that forsake the law praise ungodliness; but they that love the law fortify themselves with a wall.

ULT Those who forsake the law praise a wicked one,
⇔ but those who keep the law strive against them.

UST People who reject Yahweh’s laws say good things about wicked people;
⇔ but people who obey those laws oppose such wicked people.

BSB ⇔ Those who forsake the law praise the wicked,
⇔ but those who keep the law resist them.

OEB Those who turn from instruction admire the wicked,
⇔ but those who observe it are zealous against them.

WEBBE Those who forsake the law praise the wicked;
⇔ but those who keep the law contend with them.

WMBB Those who forsake the Torah praise the wicked;
⇔ but those who keep the Torah contend with them.

NET Those who forsake the law praise the wicked,
⇔ but those who keep the law contend with them.

LSV Those forsaking the Law praise the wicked,
Those keeping the Law plead against them.

FBV People who reject the law praise the wicked, but those who keep the law fight against them.

T4T ⇔ Those who reject/disobey God’s laws always speak well of wicked people;
⇔ but those who obey God’s laws always oppose what wicked people do.

LEB • but they who guard instruction will struggle against them.

BBE Those who have no respect for the law give praise to the evil-doer; but such as keep the law are against him.

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JPS They that forsake the law praise the wicked; but such as keep the law contend with them.

ASV They that forsake the law praise the wicked;
⇔ But such as keep the law contend with them.

DRA They that forsake the law, praise the wicked man: they that keep it, are incensed against him.

YLT Those forsaking the law praise the wicked, Those keeping the law plead against them.

Drby They that forsake the law praise the wicked; but such as keep the law contend with them.

RV They that forsake the law praise the wicked: but such as keep the law contend with them.

Wbstr They that forsake the law praise the wicked: but such as keep the law contend with them.

KJB-1769 They that forsake the law praise the wicked: but such as keep the law contend with them.

KJB-1611 They that forsake the law, praise the wicked: but such as keepe the Law, contend with them.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from capitalisation and punctuation)

Bshps They that forsake the lawe, prayse the vngodly: but such as kepe the lawe are greeued at them.
(They that forsake the law, praise the ungodly: but such as keep the law are greeued at them.)

Gnva They that forsake the Law, prayse the wicked: but they that keepe the Law, set themselues against them.
(They that forsake the Law, praise the wicked: but they that keep the Law, set themselves against them. )

Cvdl They that forsake the lawe, prayse ye vngodly; but soch as kepe the lawe, abhorre them.
(They that forsake the law, praise ye/you_all ungodly; but such as keep the law, abhorre them.)

Wycl Thei that forsaken the lawe, preisen a wickid man; thei that kepen `the lawe, ben kyndlid ayens hym.
(They that forsaken the law, preisen a wicked man; they that kepen `the law, been kyndlid against him.)

Luth Die das Gesetz verlassen, loben den GOttlosen; die es aber bewahren, sind unwillig auf sie.
(The the law leave, loben the Godlosen; the it but bewahren, are unwillig on sie.)

ClVg [Qui derelinquunt legem laudant impium; qui custodiunt, succenduntur contra eum.
([Who derelinquunt legem laudant impium; who custodiunt, succenduntur on_the_contrary him. )

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / personification

עֹזְבֵ֣י

forsake

See how you translated the same use of forsake in 1:8.

Note 2 topic: grammar-collectivenouns

ת֭וֹרָה & ת֝וֹרָ֗ה

law & law

Here, the word law is singular in form, but it refers to several laws as a group. In this verse, law could refer to: (1) Yahweh’s laws. Alternate translation: “the laws of Yahweh … his laws” (2) wise instruction in general. Alternate translation: “wise instructions … those instructions”

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / genericnoun

רָשָׁ֑ע

wicked

See how you translated a wicked one in 9:7.

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

וְ⁠שֹׁמְרֵ֥י

and,keep

Here Solomon speaks of obeying the law as if it were an object that someone can keep. If it would be helpful in your language, you could express the meaning plainly, as in the UST.

Note 5 topic: writing-pronouns

בָֽ⁠ם

in/on/at/with,them

Here, them refers to wicked people, who are called a wicked one in the previous clause. If it would be helpful in your language, you could state this explicitly. Alternate translation: “against those wicked people”

Parallel PRO 28:4