PRO 29:24 Parallel Verse View

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ULT One who shares with a thief hates his life;
⇔ he will hear an oath but will not tell.

UST People who help thieves only hurt themselves;
⇔ they hear that Yahweh will curse them for not speaking what is true, but they do not say anything.

BSB ⇔ A partner to a thief hates his own soul;
⇔ he receives the oath, but does not testify.

OEB His own foe is he who goes shares with a thief;
⇔ he hears the curse, but he utters nothing.

WEBBE Whoever is an accomplice of a thief is an enemy of his own soul.
⇔ He takes an oath, but dares not testify.

WMBB (Same as above)

NET Whoever shares with a thief is his own enemy;
⇔ he hears the oath to testify, but does not talk.

LSV Whoever is sharing with a thief is hating his own soul,
He hears execration, and does not tell.

FBV A thief's partner hates his life; even under the threat of being cursed he can't tell the truth.[fn]

29:24 See Leviticus 5.

T4T ⇔ Those who help thieves to steal only hurt themselves;
⇔ when they are in court, they solemnly ask God to curse them if they do not tell the truth,
⇔ but they do not tell the truth about the crime that was committed,
⇔ and as a result, God will curse them.

LEB • [fn] a curse he will hear, but not disclose.

?:? Or “soul,” or “inner self”

BBE A man who takes part with a thief has hate for his soul; he is put under oath, but says nothing.

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JPS Whoso is partner with a thief hateth his own soul: he heareth the adjuration and uttereth nothing.

ASV Whoso is partner with a thief hateth his own soul;
⇔ He heareth the adjuration and uttereth nothing.

DRA He that is partaker with a thief, hateth his own soul: he heareth one putting him to his oath, and discovereth not.

YLT Whoso is sharing with a thief is hating his own soul, Execration he heareth, and telleth not.

Drby Whoso shareth with a thief hateth his own soul: he heareth the adjuration, and declareth not.

RV Whoso is partner with a thief hateth his own soul: he heareth the adjuration and uttereth nothing.

Wbstr Whoever is partner with a thief, hateth his own soul: he heareth cursing, and discloseth it not.

KJB-1769 Whoso is partner with a thief hateth his own soul: he heareth cursing, and bewrayeth it not.
(Whoso is partner with a thief hateth his own soul: he hears cursing, and bewrayeth it not. )

KJB-1611 Who so is partner with a thiefe, hateth his owne soule: hee heareth cursing, and bewrayeth it not.
(Who so is partner with a thief, hateth his own soul: he hears cursing, and bewrayeth it not.)

Bshps Who so is partner with a thiefe, hateth his owne soule: he heareth blasphemie and telleth it not foorth.
(Who so is partner with a thief, hateth his own soul: he hears blasphemie and telleth it not forth.)

Gnva He that is partner with a thiefe, hateth his owne soule: he heareth cursing, and declareth it not.
(He that is partner with a thief, hateth his own soul: he hears cursing, and declareth it not. )

Cvdl Who so kepeth company wt a thefe, hateth his owne soule: he heareth blasphemies, & telleth it not forth.
(Who so keepeth/keeps company with a thief, hateth his own soul: he hears blasphemies, and telleth it not forth.)

Wyc He that takith part with a theef, hatith his soule; he herith a man chargynge greetli, and schewith not.
(He that takith part with a thief, hatith his soule; he hears a man chargynge greatly, and schewith not.)

Luth Wer mit Dieben teil hat, hört fluchen und sagt‘s nicht an, der hasset sein Leben.
(Who with Dieben teil has, hört fluchen and says‘s not an, the/of_the hasset his Leben.)

ClVg Qui cum fure participat odit animam suam; adjurantem audit, et non indicat.[fn]
(Who when/with fure participat odit animam suam; adyurantem audit, and not/no inlet_him_say. )

29.24 Qui cum fure participat, odit animam suam. Non solum a peccato, sed etiam a consensu abstinere docet sapientia: ne audiat a districto judice: Si videbas furem, currebas cum eo, etc. Non enim fur solum, sed et ille reus tenetur, qui furti conscius, quærente possessore non indicat. Et ne metu personæ potentioris se excuset, addit: Qui timet Dominum, etc.

29.24 Who when/with fure participat, odit animam suam. Non solum from peccato, but also from consensu abstinere teaches sapientia: not audiat from districto yudice: When/But_if videbas furem, currebas when/with eo, etc. Non because a_thief solum, but and ille guilty holdsur, who furti conscius, quærente possessore not/no inlet_him_say. And not metu personæ potentioris se excuset, addit: Who timet Dominum, etc.

BrTr He that shares with a thief, hates his own soul: and if any having heard an oath uttered tell not of it,

BrLXX Ὃς μερίζεται κλέπτῃ, μισεῖ τὴν ἑαυτοῦ ψυχήν· ἐὰν δὲ ὅρκου προτεθέντος ἀκούσαντες μὴ ἀναγγείλωσι,
(Hos merizetai kleptaʸ, misei taʸn heautou psuⱪaʸn; ean de horkou protethentos akousantes maʸ anangeilōsi, )

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / genericnoun

חוֹלֵ֣ק עִם־גַּ֭נָּב שׂוֹנֵ֣א נַפְשׁ֑⁠וֹ אָלָ֥ה יִ֝שְׁמַ֗ע

partner with thief hate life,his_own curse hears

One who shares, a thief, his, and he 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 person who shares with any thief hates that person’s own life; that person will hear an oath”

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

חוֹלֵ֣ק עִם־גַּ֭נָּב

partner with thief

Here, shares implies that this person helps a thief and that thief gives him part of what he has stolen. If it would be helpful in your language, you could express the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: “One who helps a thief and shares in his spoil” or “An accomplice of a thief”

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

שׂוֹנֵ֣א

hate

Here Solomon refers to a person doing what is harmful to himself as if he hates himself. If it would be helpful in your language, you could express the meaning plainly or use a simile. Alternate translation: “harms” or “acts as if he hates”

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

נַפְשׁ֑⁠וֹ

life,his_own

Here, life refers to the person himself. See how you translated the same use of life in 8:36.

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

אָלָ֥ה יִ֝שְׁמַ֗ע

curse hears

Here, oath refers to the curse that would be spoken against someone who did not speak the truth or reveal important information in a criminal case, as described in Leviticus 5:1–6. The witness who hears this oath knows that Yahweh will punish him if he does not speak the truth. If it would be helpful in your language, you could state this explicitly. Alternate translation: “he will hear the curse spoken against those who keep silent about the crime” or “he will hear and know that he will be cursed if he does not say anything”

Note 6 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

וְ⁠לֹ֣א יַגִּֽיד

and=not testify

Here Solomon implies that this person will not tell anything about the crime that he knows the thief has committed. If it would be helpful in your language, you could state this explicitly. Alternate translation: “but will not say what the thief did”

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