PROV 2:14 Parallel Verse View

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BrLXX Οἱ εὐφραινόμενοι ἐπὶ κακοῖς καὶ χαίροντες ἐπὶ διαστροφῇ κακῇ·
(Hoi eufrainomenoi epi kakois kai ⱪairontes epi diastrofaʸ kakaʸ; )

ULT the ones who are glad to do evil,
⇔ they rejoice in perverse things of evil,

UST They gladly do what is wrong.
⇔ They enjoy doing things that are perverse and evil.

OEB No OEB PROV book available

WEBBE who rejoice to do evil,
⇔ and delight in the perverseness of evil,

WMBB (Same as above)

NET who delight in doing evil,
⇔ they rejoice in perverse evil;

LSV Who are rejoicing to do evil,
They delight in [the] contrariness of the wicked,

FBV They happily do wrong; they love how twisted evil is.

T4T They enjoy doing what is wrong;
⇔ they like to do what is evil and to deceive people.

LEB • those who are happy to do evil, for they delight in the deviousness of evil,

BBE Who take pleasure in wrongdoing, and have joy in the evil designs of the sinner;

Moff who delight in doing wrong,
⇔ who have joy in wilful wickedness,

JPS Who rejoice to do evil, and delight in the frowardness of evil;

ASV Who rejoice to do evil,
⇔ And delight in the perverseness of evil;

DRA Who are glad when they have done evil, and rejoice in most wicked things:

YLT Who are rejoicing to do evil, They delight in frowardness of the wicked,

Drby who rejoice to do evil, [and] delight in the frowardness of evil;

RV Who rejoice to do evil, and delight in the frowardness of evil;

SLT Those rejoicing to do evil will exult in the deceit of evil;

Wbstr Who rejoice to do evil, and delight in the frowardness of the wicked;

KJB-1769 Who rejoice to do evil, and delight in the frowardness of the wicked;

KJB-1611 Who reioyce to doe euill, and delight in the frowardnesse of the wicked.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from punctuation)

Bshps Which reioyce in doyng naught, and delite in the wickednesse of the euyll:
(Which rejoice in doing naught/nothing, and delight in the wickedness of the evil:)

Gnva Which reioyce in doing euill, and delite in the frowardnesse of the wicked,
(Which rejoice in doing evil, and delight in the frowardness of the wicked, )

Cvdl which reioyse in doynge euell, and delyte i wicked thinges:
(which rejoice in doing evil, and delight 1 wicked things:)

Wycl whiche ben glad, whanne thei han do yuel, and maken ful out ioye in worste thingis;
(which been glad, when they have do evil, and making full out joy in worst things;)

Luth die sich freuen, Böses zu tun, und sind fröhlich in ihrem bösen, verkehrten Wesen,
(the itself/yourself/themselves be_happy, evil to/for do/put, and are cheerful in their evil, wrong beings,)

ClVg qui lætantur cum malefecerint, et exsultant in rebus pessimis;[fn]
(who/which they_are_happy when/with they_have_done_evil, and they_rejoice in/into/on things very_bad; )

2.14 Qui lætantur. Quia per vias tenebrosas ambulant, etc., usque ad noxiamque lætitiam salubri fletu castigarent.

2.14 Who they_are_happy. Because through ways/roads dark they_walk, etc., until to harmful happiness healthy crying they_would_chastise.

SOTN SIL Open Translation Notes:

Section 2:1–22: Second lesson: Wisdom will spare you from the dangers of crime and adultery

Here is a summary of the advice in this section: If you accept what I teach and seek to become wise (2:1–4), you will indeed become wise, and because of your wisdom, you will know how to revere the LORD and how to do what is right. You will also be protected (2:5–11). Wisdom will protect you from wicked men (2:12–15) and from adulterous women (2:16–19). Consequently, you will follow a righteous lifestyle and enjoy a long life in your own land, but the wicked will be forced to leave their land (2:20–22).

Some other headings for this section are:

The Benefits of Wisdom (NLT)

The Rewards of Wisdom (GNT)

The rewards/benefits that wisdom gives to people

Paragraph 2:12–15

This paragraph describes the first of the evil influences from which wisdom will protect a person. Some English versions, such as the NIV, start a new paragraph here. Others, such as the BSB, NRSV, and NJB, continue the same paragraph. You may use whatever paragraph structure is more natural in your language. See the note on 2:12a for ways to connect 2:12a to 2:11b.

2:14a

from those who enjoy doing evil

They greatly enjoy doing what is wrong/bad

2:14

Notice the parallel parts that are similar in meaning:

^14afrom those who enjoy doing evil

^14band rejoice in the twistedness of evil

2:14a–b

(combined/reordered)

They get great pleasure/happiness from doing what is wrong/bad and deceiving others.

2:14b

and rejoice in the twistedness of evil,

and it makes them happy to deceive others.

rejoice in the twistedness of evil: In Hebrew, the word the BSB translates here as twistedness usually refers to words. Here it is parallel to doing wrong, so it probably refers to actions. The Hebrew word comes from a verb root that means “to turn upside down.” It implies that evil is the opposite of the LORD’s moral standard. This may be the reason why the NLT96 translates this line as:

they enjoy evil as it turns things upside down (NLT96)

Many English versions, however, translate twistedness with a word that indicates deception. Scholars disagree about the meaning of the phrase twistedness of evil.The NET footnote understands the phrase to mean “perverse evil,” whereas Waltke has “evil perversions” (page 230) and Murphy has “evil perversity” (page 13). The difference is not important. Many English versions link the two words with “and.” For example:

they…are happy to do what is crooked and evil (NCV)

they…exult in wicked and subversive acts (REB)

General Comment on 2:14a–b

In some languages, it may be more natural to combine and/or reorder the parallel parts. For example:

Most of all they enjoy being mean and deceitful. (CEV)

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

רָ֑ע & רָֽע

evil & evil

See how you translated the abstract noun evil in [1:16](../01/16.md).

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / possession

בְּֽ⁠תַהְפֻּכ֥וֹת רָֽע

in,perverse_things_of evil

Here Solomon is using the possessive form to describe perverse things that are characterized by evil. If it would be helpful in your language, you could state this explicitly. Alternate translation: “evil perverse things”