PRO 29:3 Parallel Verse View

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BrLXX Ἀνδρὸς φιλοῦντος σοφίαν εὐφραίνεται πατὴρ αὐτοῦ, ὃς δὲ ποιμαίνει πόρνας ἀπολεῖ πλοῦτον.
(Andros filountos sofian eufrainetai pataʸr autou, hos de poimainei pornas apolei plouton. )

BrTr When a man loves wisdom, his father rejoices: but he that keeps harlots will waste wealth.

ULT A man who loves wisdom gladdens his father,
⇔ but one who associates with prostitutes destroys wealth.

UST People who cherish what is wise make their fathers happy,
⇔ but people who have sex with prostitutes waste all their money.

BSB ⇔ A man who loves wisdom brings joy to his father,
⇔ but a companion of prostitutes squanders his wealth.

OEB A man who loves wisdom brings joy to his father,
⇔ but the comrade of harlots consumes his substance.

WEBBE Whoever loves wisdom brings joy to his father;
⇔ but a companion of prostitutes squanders his wealth.

WMBB (Same as above)

NET The man who loves wisdom brings joy to his father,
⇔ but whoever associates with prostitutes wastes his wealth.

LSV A man loving wisdom makes his father glad,
And a friend of harlots destroys wealth.

FBV A man who loves wisdom makes his father happy, but one who visits prostitutes throws away his money.

T4T ⇔ Those who are eager to become wise cause their parents to be glad;
⇔ those who spend their time with prostitutes will end up giving all their money to them.

LEB • but the friend of prostitutes[fn] will squander his wealth.

29:? Or “whores”

BBE A man who is a lover of wisdom is a joy to his father: but he who goes in the company of loose women is a waster of wealth.

Moff No Moff PRO book available

JPS Whoso loveth wisdom rejoiceth his father; but he that keepeth company with harlots wasteth his substance.

ASV Whoso loveth wisdom rejoiceth his father;
⇔ But he that keepeth company with harlots wasteth his substance.

DRA A man that loveth wisdom, rejoiceth his father: but he that maintaineth bar lots, shall squander away his substance.

YLT A man loving wisdom rejoiceth his father, And a friend of harlots destroyeth wealth.

Drby Whoso loveth wisdom rejoiceth his father; but he that is a companion of harlots destroyeth [his] substance.

RV Whoso loveth wisdom rejoiceth his father: but he that keepeth company with harlots wasteth his substance.

Wbstr He that loveth wisdom rejoiceth his father: but he that keepeth company with harlots spendeth his substance.

KJB-1769 Whoso loveth wisdom rejoiceth his father: but he that keepeth company with harlots spendeth his substance.
(Whoso loveth/loves wisdom rejoiceth his father: but he that keepeth/keeps company with harlots spendeth his substance. )

KJB-1611 [fn][fn]Whoso loueth wisedome, reioyceth his father: but hee that keepeth company with harlots, spendeth his substance.
(Whoso loveth/loves wisdom, reioyceth his father: but he that keepeth/keeps company with harlots, spendeth his substance.)

29:3 Chap. 10. 1. and 15. 20. and 27. 11.

29:3 Luk.15. 13.chap. 5. 9. and 28.7.

Bshps Who so loueth wisdome, maketh his father a glad man: but he that kepeth companie with harlottes, spendeth away that he hath.
(Who so loveth/loves wisdom, maketh his father a glad man: but he that keepeth/keeps company with harlottes, spendeth away that he hath.)

Gnva A man that loueth wisdome, reioyceth his father: but he that feedeth harlots, wasteth his substance.
(A man that loveth/loves wisdom, reioyceth his father: but he that feedeth harlots, wasteth his substance. )

Cvdl Who so loueth wy?dome, maketh his father a glad man: but he yt kepeth harlottes, spedeth awaye yt he hath.
(Who so loveth/loves wisdom, maketh his father a glad man: but he it keepeth/keeps harlottes, spedeth away it he hath.)

Wycl A man that loueth wisdom, makith glad his fadir; but he that nurschith `an hoore, schal leese catel.
(A man that loveth/loves wisdom, makith glad his father; but he that nurschith `an hoore, shall lose cattle.)

Luth Wer Weisheit liebet, erfreuet seinen Vater; wer aber mit Huren sich nähret, kommt um sein Gut.
(Who Weisheit liebet, erfreuet his Vater; who but with Huren itself/yourself/themselves nähret, comes around/by/for his Gut.)

ClVg Vir qui amat sapientiam lætificat patrem suum; qui autem nutrit scorta perdet substantiam.
(Man who amat wisdom lætificat patrem suum; who however nutrit scorta perdet substantiam. )

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / genericnoun

אִֽישׁ & אָבִ֑י⁠ו וְ⁠רֹעֶ֥ה

(a)_man & his/its=father and,companion

A man, his, and one who associates 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 … that person’s father, but any person who associates with”

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

חָ֭כְמָה

wisdom

See how you translated the abstract noun wisdom in 1:2.

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / euphemism

וְ⁠רֹעֶ֥ה

and,companion

Solomon is referring to a person having sex with prostitutes in a polite way by using the phrase associates with. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use a polite way of referring to this in your language, or you could state this plainly. Alternate translation: “but one who sleeps with” or “but one who has sexual relations with”

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

יְאַבֶּד־הֽוֹן

squander wealth

Here, destroys wealth implies that this person has wasted all his money. If it would be helpful in your language, you could state this explicitly. Alternate translation: “squanders his wealth”

Parallel PRO 29:3