PROV 3:22 Parallel Verse View

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OET (OET-RV) and they’ll liven your mind,
⇔ and then people will notice it about you.

Key: khaki:verbs.
Note: Automatic aligning of the OET-RV to the LV is done by some temporary software, hence the OET-RV alignments are incomplete (and may occasionally be wrong).

BrLXX ἵνα ζήσῃ ἡ ψυχή σου, καὶ χάρις ᾖ περὶ σῷ τραχήλῳ·
(hina zaʸsaʸ haʸ psuⱪaʸ sou, kai ⱪaris aʸ peri sōi traⱪaʸlōi; )

UST Doing so will give you a satisfying life
⇔ and people will honor and respect you.

OEB No OEB PROV book available

WEBBE so they will be life to your soul,
⇔ and grace for your neck.

WMBB (Same as above)

NET So they will give life to you,
⇔ and grace to adorn your neck.

LSV And they are life to your soul, and grace to your neck.

FBV for they will be life to you, and an ornament for your neck.

T4T you will live many years and be honored and respected {people will honor and respect you}.

LEB • They shall be life for your soul[fn] and adornment[fn] for your neck.

3:? Or “inner self”

3:? Or “favor”

BBE So they will be life for your soul, and grace for your neck.

Moff they will make your life long,
⇔ and add charm to it;

JPS So shall they be life unto thy soul, and grace to thy neck.

ASV So shall they be life unto thy soul,
⇔ And grace to thy neck.

DRA And there shall be life to thy soul, and grace to thy mouth.

YLT And they are life to thy soul, and grace to thy neck.

Drby so shall they be life unto thy soul, and grace unto thy neck.

RV So shall they be life unto thy soul, and grace to thy neck.
(So shall they be life unto thy/your soul, and grace to thy/your neck. )

SLT And they shall be life to thy soul, and grace to thy throat.

Wbstr So shall they be life to thy soul, and grace to thy neck.

KJB-1769 So shall they be life unto thy soul, and grace to thy neck.
(So shall they be life unto thy/your soul, and grace to thy/your neck. )

KJB-1611 So shall they bee life vnto thy soule, and grace to thy necke.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above)

Bshps So they shall be lyfe vnto thy soule, and grace vnto thy mouth.
(So they shall be life unto thy/your soul, and grace unto thy/your mouth.)

Gnva So they shalbe life to thy soule, and grace vnto thy necke.
(So they shall be life to thy/your soul, and grace unto thy/your neck. )

Cvdl so shal it be life vnto thy soule, & grace vnto yi mouth.
(so shall it be life unto thy/your soul, and grace unto ye/you_all mouth.)

Wycl and lijf schal be to thi soule, and grace `schal be to thi chekis.
(and life shall be to thy/your soul, and grace shall be to thy/your cheeks.)

Luth Das wird deiner SeeLE Leben sein, und dein Mund wird holdselig sein.
(The becomes your(s) soul life be, and your(s) mouth becomes lovely be.)

ClVg et erit vita animæ tuæ, et gratia faucibus tuis.[fn]
(and will_be life soul yours, and grace faucibus yours. )

3.22 Et erit vita animæ tuæ. Habet anima tua vitam cum Deo, si ejus decreta custodieris: quamvis caro disciplina correctionis aut etiam mortis prematur. Et gratia faucibus tuis. Habet ergo sensus animi fauces suas, etc., usque ad: beatus vir qui sperat in eo.

3.22 And will_be life soul yours. Habet the_soul your life when/with to_God, when/but_if his decreta keeperis: although/however flesh/meat discipline correctionis or also of_death prematur. And grace faucibus yours. Habet therefore sense of_the_soul fauces their_own, etc., until to: happy/blessed man who/which hopes in/into/on by_him.

SOTN SIL Open Translator’s Notes:

Section 3:21–35: Fourth lesson: Be a good neighbor and do not behave like a wicked person

The father started this lesson by exhorting his son to always use sound judgment, because then he would have nothing to fear (3:21–26). He then told his son what to avoid in order to be a good neighbor. He advised him to not follow the behavior of wicked people (3:27–31). The lesson ends with a series of contrasts between the way that the LORD will treat the righteous and the wicked (3:32–35).

Another heading for this section is:

How to be a good neighbor

3:22

Notice the parallelism. Each line of this verse (as well as 3:23–24) expresses a positive result of obeying the commands in 3:21.

^22aThey will be life to your soul

^22b and adornment to your neck.

In some languages, it may be necessary to make this connection more explicit at the beginning of 3:22a. For example:

Then they will mean life for you (GW)

If you do them, they will give you life

In some languages, the connection can be left implicit. Use a natural way in your language to indicate that the statements in 3:22a–b are the result of obeying the commands in 3:21.

3:22a

They will be life to your soul

If you^(sing) do that, then you will have/experience a long life,
They will give you a long life
Your obedience to these commands will result in your living a long time.

They will be life to your soul: In the phrase that the BSB translates as life to your soul, the word soul represents the whole person. The word They refers to “sound judgment and discernment” in 3:21a. This line indicates that these qualities (personified) will give the son life. It is implied that his life will be long. Other ways to translate this line are:

They will give you a long life

They will provide you with life (GNT)

Some ways to translate this line without using personification are:

Your obedience to these commands will result in your having a long life.

Because of your common sense and good planning, you will live a long time.

3:22b

and adornment to your neck.

and your^(sing) good character will be attractive to others like a beautiful ornament/necklace around your neck.
and will improve/beautify your character.
You will also have an attractive character.

and adornment to your neck: The meaning of this metaphor is that the virtues mentioned in 3:21 will make a person’s character attractive in the same way that an adornment/necklace makes a person look attractive. Some other ways to translate this metaphor are:

Change the metaphor to a simile. For example:
They will give you…beauty like a necklace around your neck. (NCV)
Translate the meaning without using a figure of speech. For example:
They will beautify your character.

Similar metaphors occur in 1:9a–b. See the note there for other translation options.

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: grammar-connect-logic-result

וְ⁠יִֽהְי֣וּ

and,they_will_be

Here, and introduces the result of obeying the commands stated in the previous verse. Use the most natural way in your language to indicate results. You may need to start a new sentence. Alternate translation: “and this will result in them being” or “If you do this, then they will be”

Note 2 topic: writing-pronouns

וְ⁠יִֽהְי֣וּ

and,they_will_be

Here, they refers to the “prudence” and “discretion” mentioned in the previous verse. If it would be helpful in your language, you could state this explicitly. Alternate translation: “and prudence and discretion will be”

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / synecdoche

לְ⁠נַפְשֶׁ֑⁠ךָ

for,your_of,self

See how you translated the same use of soul in [2:10](../02/10.md).

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom

וְ⁠יִֽהְי֣וּ חַיִּ֣ים לְ⁠נַפְשֶׁ֑⁠ךָ

and,they_will_be life(pl) for,your_of,self

This phrase is an idiom that refers to having a full life, in both quality and length. If it would be helpful in your language, you could express the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: “and they will allow you to have a good, long life”

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

וְ֝⁠חֵ֗ן לְ⁠גַרְגְּרֹתֶֽי⁠ךָ

and,grace for,your(pl)_of,neck(s)

Here, grace refers to something that looks graceful or attractive to others. If it would be helpful in your language, you could state this explicitly. Alternate translation: “and graceful ornaments for your neck”

Note 6 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor