PRO 2:6 Parallel Verse View

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Key: khaki:verbs, green:YHWH.
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BrLXX Ὅτι Κύριος δίδωσι σοφίαν, καὶ ἀπὸ προσώπου αὐτοῦ γνῶσις καὶ σύνεσις.
(Hoti Kurios didōsi sofian, kai apo prosōpou autou gnōsis kai sunesis. )

BrTr For the Lord gives wisdom; and from his presence come knowledge and understanding,

ULT For Yahweh gives wisdom,
⇔ from his mouth are knowledge and understanding.

UST This is because Yahweh provides people with what is wise.
⇔ He tells them what they should know and understand.

BSB ⇔ For the LORD gives wisdom;
⇔ from His mouth come knowledge and understanding.

OEB For the Lord is the giver of wisdom.
⇔ The source of knowledge and insight.

WEBBE For the LORD gives wisdom.
⇔ Out of his mouth comes knowledge and understanding.

WMBB (Same as above)

NET For the Lord gives wisdom,
⇔ and from his mouth comes knowledge and understanding.

LSV For YHWH gives wisdom,
Knowledge and understanding from His mouth.

FBV The Lord is the source of wisdom; what he says provides knowledge that makes sense.

T4T Yahweh is the one who gives us wisdom.
⇔ He is the one who tells us things that we need to know and understand.

LEB • from his mouth come knowledge and understanding.

BBE For the Lord gives wisdom; out of his mouth come knowledge and reason:

Moff No Moff PRO book available

JPS For the LORD giveth wisdom, out of His mouth cometh knowledge and discernment;

ASV For Jehovah giveth wisdom;
⇔ Out of his mouth cometh knowledge and understanding:

DRA Because the Lord giveth wisdom: and out of his mouth cometh prudence and knowledge.

YLT For Jehovah giveth wisdom, From His mouth knowledge and understanding.

Drby For Jehovah giveth wisdom; out of his mouth [come] knowledge and understanding.

RV For the LORD giveth wisdom; out of his mouth cometh knowledge and understanding:

Wbstr For the LORD giveth wisdom: out of his mouth cometh knowledge and understanding.

KJB-1769 For the LORD giveth wisdom: out of his mouth cometh knowledge and understanding.
(For the LORD giveth/gives wisdom: out of his mouth cometh knowledge and understanding. )

KJB-1611 [fn]For the LORD giueth wisedome: out of his mouth commeth knowledge, and vnderstanding.
(For the LORD giveth/gives wisdom: out of his mouth cometh/comes knowledge, and understanding.)

2:6 Iam.1.5. 1.king.3.9.

Bshps For the Lorde geueth wisdome, out of his mouth commeth knowledge and vnderstandyng.
(For the Lord giveth/gives wisdom, out of his mouth cometh/comes knowledge and understanding.)

Gnva For the Lord giueth wisdome, out of his mouth commeth knowledge and vnderstanding.
(For the Lord giveth/gives wisdom, out of his mouth cometh/comes knowledge and understanding. )

Cvdl For it is the LORDE that geueth wy?dome, out of his mouth commeth knowlege and vnderstondinge.
(For it is the LORD that giveth/gives wisdom, out of his mouth cometh/comes knowledge and understanding.)

Wycl For the Lord yyueth wisdom; and prudence and kunnyng is of his mouth.
(For the Lord giveth/gives wisdom; and prudence and cunning is of his mouth.)

Luth Denn der HErr gibt Weisheit, und aus seinem Munde kommt Erkenntnis und Verstand.
(Because the/of_the LORD gibt Weisheit, and out_of his mouth comes Erkenntnis and Verstand.)

ClVg quia Dominus dat sapientiam, et ex ore ejus prudentia et scientia.[fn]
(because Master dat wisdom, and from ore his prudentia and scientia. )

2.6 Quia Dominus dat. Respicit hic versiculus ab hoc quod supra dixerat: Si enim sapientiam invocaveris, etc. Ideo namque sapientia, etc., usque ad sed a Domino datur. Ex ore. Æterna filii nativitate, de qua alibi: Ego ex ore Altissimi prodii, primogenita ante omnem creaturam Isai. 58.. Vel, os Domini in sanctis, unde: Os Domini locutum est. Et ex ore ejus scientia nascitur et prudentia, dum Dominus os humanum sanctificat, et suum facit, ut scienter et prudenter loquatur.

2.6 Because Master dat. Respicit this versiculus away this that supra dixerat: When/But_if because wisdom invocaveris, etc. Ideo namque sapientia, etc., until to but from Master datur. From ore. Æterna children nativitate, about which alibi: I from ore Altissimi prodii, primogenita before omnem creaturam Isai. 58.. Vel, os Master in sanctis, unde: Os Master locutum it_is. And from ore his scientia nascitur and prudentia, dum Master os humanum sanctificat, and his_own facit, as scienter and prudenter loquatur.

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: grammar-connect-logic-result

כִּֽי

that/for/because/then/when

For here indicates that what follows is the reason why what Solomon stated in 2:1–4 is true. Use a connector in your language that makes it clear that what follows is a reason for what came before. Alternate translation: “This is due to the fact that”

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

חָכְמָ֑ה & דַּ֣עַת וּ⁠תְבוּנָֽה

wisdom & knowledge and,understanding

See how you translated wisdom in 1:2 and knowledge and understanding in the previous verse.

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / synecdoche

מִ֝⁠פִּ֗י⁠ו דַּ֣עַת וּ⁠תְבוּנָֽה

from,mouth,his knowledge and,understanding

Here, mouth represents Yahweh himself or what he says. If it would be helpful in your language, you could express the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: “from Yahweh comes knowledge and understanding”

Parallel PRO 2:6