PRO 2:12 Parallel Verse View

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ULT to rescue you from the way of evil,
 ⇔ from a man who speaks perverse things,

UST Being like this will protect you in order to save you from people who behave wickedly,
⇔ and to save you from people who speak perversely.

BSB to deliver you from the way of evil,
⇔ from the man who speaks perversity,

OEB and save you from wicked ways,
⇔ from people of perverse speech,

WEB to deliver you from the way of evil,
⇔ from the men who speak perverse things,

NET to deliver you from the way of the wicked,
 ⇔ from those speaking perversity,

LSV To deliver you from an evil way,
From any speaking contrary things,

FBV Doing this will save you from the ways of evil, from men who tell twisted lies,

T4T If you are wise [PRS], you will not do what evil people do,
⇔ and you will not believe what deceitful people say.

LEB • in order to deliver you from the way of evil,[fn]from a man who speaks devious things—

?:? Or “evildoer”

BBE Giving you salvation from the evil man, from those whose words are false;

MOF No MOF PRO book available

JPS To deliver thee from the way of evil, from the men that speak froward things;

ASV To deliver thee from the way of evil,
 ⇔ From the men that speak perverse things;

DRA That thou mayst be delivered from the evil way, and from the man that speaketh perverse things:

YLT To deliver thee from an evil way, From any speaking froward things,

DBY To deliver thee from the way of evil, from the man that speaketh froward things;

RV To deliver thee from the way of evil, from the men that speak froward things;

WBS To deliver thee from the way of the evil man , from the man that speaketh froward things;

KJB To deliver thee from the way of the evil man, from the man that speaketh froward things;
(To deliver thee from the way of the evil man, from the man that speakth/speaks froward things; )

BB That thou mayest be deliuered from the euyll way, and from the man that speaketh frowarde thynges:
(That thou/you mayest/may be delivered from the evil way, and from the man that speakth/speaks frowarde things:)

GNV And deliuer thee from the euill way, and from the man that speaketh froward things,
(And deliver thee from the evil way, and from the man that speakth/speaks froward things, )

CB That thou mayest be delyuered fro ye euell waye, and from the man yt speaketh frowarde thinges.
(That thou/you mayest/may be delivered from ye/you_all evil way, and from the man it speakth/speaks frowarde things.)

WYC and fro a man that spekith weiward thingis.
(and from a man that speakth/speaks weiward things.)

LUT daß du nicht geratest auf den Weg der Bösen noch unter die verkehrten Schwätzer,
(daß you not geratest on the path the Bösen still under the verkehrten Schwätzer,)

CLV ut eruaris a via mala, et ab homine qui perversa loquitur;[fn]
(ut eruaris a road mala, and away homine who perversa loquitur;)

2.12 A via mala. Ad quam vocant, qui dicunt: Veni nobiscum, insidiemur sanguini, perversa loquitur, qui est auctor hujus persuasionis.

2.12 A road mala. Ad how vocant, who dicunt: Veni nobiscum, insidiemur sanguini, perversa loquitur, who it_is auctor huyus persuasionis.

BRN to deliver thee from the evil way, and from the man that speaks nothing faithfully.

BrLXX Ἵνα ῥύσηταί σε ἀπὸ ὁδοῦ κακῆς, καὶ ἀπὸ ἀνδρὸς λαλοῦντος μηδὲν πιστόν.
(Hina ɽusaʸtai se apo hodou kakaʸs, kai apo andros lalountos maʸden piston. )

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / personification

לְ֭⁠הַצִּ֣ילְ⁠ךָ

to,save,you

Here Solomon speaks of “discretion” and “understanding” as if they were people who could rescue someone. He means that people who have “discretion” and “understanding” will rescue themselves from harm. If it would be helpful in your language, you could express the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: “to rescue yourselves”

Note 2 topic: grammar-connect-logic-goal

לְ֭⁠הַצִּ֣ילְ⁠ךָ

to,save,you

Here, to indicates that what follows is the purpose for “discretion” and “understanding” protecting a person, as stated in the previous verse. Use the most natural way in your language to indicate a purpose. Alternate translation: “Discretion and understanding will protect you for the purpose of rescuing you”

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / possession

מִ⁠דֶּ֣רֶךְ רָ֑ע

from,way evil

This phase the way of evil could refer to: (1) the way of an evil person. This interpretation fits the context of the descriptions of evil people given in 2:12–17. Alternate translation: “from the way of an evil person” (2) a way that is characterized by evil. Alternate translation: “from the evil way”

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

מִ⁠דֶּ֣רֶךְ

from,way

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

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

רָ֑ע

evil

See how you translated the abstract noun evil in 1:16.

Note 6 topic: figures-of-speech / ellipsis

מֵ֝⁠אִ֗ישׁ

from=man

Solomon is leaving out some of the words that in many languages a sentence would need in order to be complete. You could supply these words from earlier in the sentence if it would be clearer in your language. Alternate translation: “and to rescue you from a man”

Note 7 topic: figures-of-speech / genericnoun

מֵ֝⁠אִ֗ישׁ

from=man

The word man here represents a type of person in general, not one particular man. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use a more natural expression. Alternate translation: “from any person”

Parallel PRO 2:12