PRO 29:27 Parallel Verse View

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ULT An abomination to righteous ones is a man of injustice,
 ⇔ but an abomination to a wicked one is one upright of way.

UST Righteous people detest unjust people,
⇔ but wicked people detest people who act uprightly.

BSB  ⇔ An unjust man is detestable to the righteous,
⇔ and one whose way is upright is detestable to the wicked.

OEB The righteous abhor the unjust,
⇔ and the wicked abhor the upright.

WEB A dishonest man detests the righteous,
⇔ and the upright in their ways detest the wicked.

NET An unjust person is an abomination to the righteous,
 ⇔ and the one who lives an upright life is an abomination to the wicked.

LSV The perverse man [is] an abomination to the righteous,
And the upright in the way [is] an abomination to the wicked!

FBV Good people hate those who are unjust; the wicked hate those who do what's right.

T4T  ⇔ Righteous people hate/detest those who do what is evil,
⇔ and wicked people hate those whose behavior is always good.

LEB • but the[fn] is an abomination to the wicked.

?:? Literally “upright of way”

BBE An evil man is disgusting to the upright, and he who is upright is disgusting to evil-doers.

MOF No MOF PRO book available

JPS An unjust man is an abomination to the righteous; and he that is upright in the way is an abomination to the wicked.

ASV An unjust man is an abomination to the righteous;
 ⇔ And he that is upright in the way is an abomination to the wicked.

DRA The just abhor the wicked man: and the wicked loathe them that are in the right way. The son that keepeth the word, shall be free from destruction.

YLT An abomination to the righteous [is] the perverse man, And an abomination to the wicked [is] the upright in the way!

DBY An unjust man is an abomination to the righteous; and he that is of upright way is an abomination to the wicked [man].

RV An unjust man is an abomination to the righteous: and he that is upright in the way is an abomination to the wicked.

WBS An unjust man is an abomination to the just: and he that is upright in the way is abomination to the wicked.

KJB An unjust man is an abomination to the just: and he that is upright in the way is abomination to the wicked.
(An unjust man is an abomination to the just: and he that is upright in the way is abomination to the wicked. )

BB The righteous abhorreth the vngodlye: and the wicked hateth hym that is in the ryght way.
(The righteous abhorreth the ungodlye: and the wicked hateth him that is in the right way.)

GNV A wicked man is abomination to the iust, and he that is vpright in his way, is abomination to the wicked.
(A wicked man is abomination to the iust, and he that is upright in his way, is abomination to the wicked. )

CB The rightuous abhorre the vngodly: but as for those that be in ye right waye, ye wicked hate them.
(The rightuous abhorre the ungodly: but as for those that be in ye/you_all right way, ye/you_all wicked hate them.)

WYC Iust men han abhomynacioun of a wickid man; and wickid men han abhomynacioun of hem, that ben in a riytful weye. A sone kepynge a word, schal be out of perdicioun.
(Iust men have abhomynacioun of a wicked man; and wicked men have abhomynacioun of them, that been in a riytful way. A son kepynge a word, shall be out of perdicioun.)

LUT Ein ungerechter Mann ist dem Gerechten ein Greuel, und wer rechtes Weges ist, der ist des GOttlosen Greuel.
(Ein ungerechter man is to_him Gerechten a Greuel, and wer rechtes Weges is, the is the Godlosen Greuel.)

CLV Abominantur justi virum impium, et abominantur impii eos qui in recta sunt via. Verbum custodiens filius extra perditionem erit.]
(Abominantur justi virum impium, and abominantur impii them who in recta are via. Verbum custodiens filius extra perditionem will_be.] )

BRN A righteous man is an abomination to an unrighteous man, and the direct way is an abomination to the sinner.

BrLXX Βδέλυγμα δίκαιος ἀνὴρ ἀνδρὶ ἀδίκῳ, βδέλυγμα δὲ ἀνόμῳ κατευθύνουσα ὁδός.
(Bdelugma dikaios anaʸr andri adikōi, bdelugma de anomōi kateuthunousa hodos. )

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

תּוֹעֲבַ֣ת & וְ⁠תוֹעֲבַ֖ת

abomination & and,abomination

See how you translated the abstract noun abomination in 3:32.

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / genericnoun

אִ֣ישׁ עָ֑וֶל וְ⁠תוֹעֲבַ֖ת רָשָׁ֣ע יְשַׁר־דָּֽרֶךְ

(a)_man unjust and,abomination wicked upright way

Here, a man of injustice, a wicked one, and one upright of way refer to types of people in general, not specific people. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use more natural expressions. See how you translated a wicked one in 9:7. Alternate translation: “is any person of injustice, but an abomination to any wicked person is a person upright of way”

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / possession

אִ֣ישׁ עָ֑וֶל

(a)_man unjust

Here, Solomon is using the possessive form to describe a man who is characterized by injustice. If your language would not use the possessive form for this, you could use a different expression. Alternate translation: “is an unjust man”

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / possession

יְשַׁר־דָּֽרֶךְ

upright way

Here, Solomon is using the possessive form to describe a way that is characterized by being upright. If your language would not use the possessive form for this, you could use a different expression. Alternate translation: “is one whose way is upright”

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

דָּֽרֶךְ

way

Here, Solomon uses way to refer to how people behave. See how you translated this use of way in 1:15.

Parallel PRO 29:27