PRO 8:19 Parallel Verse View

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Key: khaki:verbs.
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BrLXX Βέλτιον ἐμὲ καρπίζεσθαι ὑπὲρ χρυσίον καὶ λίθον τίμιον, τὰ δὲ ἐμὰ γεννήματα κρείσσω ἀργυρίου ἐκλεκτοῦ.
(Beltion eme karpizesthai huper ⱪrusion kai lithon timion, ta de ema gennaʸmata kreissō arguriou eklektou. )

BrTr It is better to have my fruit than to have gold and precious stones; and my produce is better than choice silver.

ULT My fruit is better than gold, and than refined gold,
⇔ and my produce than choice silver.

UST What I can give people is more valuable than even the purest gold and the best silver.

BSB My fruit is better than gold, pure gold,
⇔ and my harvest surpasses choice silver.

OEB My fruit is better than finest gold,
⇔ my revenue fairer than choicest silver.

WEBBE My fruit is better than gold, yes, than fine gold,
⇔ my yield than choice silver.

WMBB (Same as above)

NET My fruit is better than the purest gold,
⇔ and what I produce is better than choice silver.

LSV My fruit [is] better than gold, even fine gold,
And my increase than choice silver.

FBV The fruit I produce is better than gold, even pure gold, and my harvest is better than even the best silver.

T4T What I can give people is more valuable than fine/pure gold and the best silver.

LEB • [fn] even refined gold, and my yield than choice silver.

8:? Literally “fine gold”

BBE My fruit is better than gold, even than the best gold; and my increase is more to be desired than silver.

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JPS My fruit is better than gold, yea, than fine gold; and my produce than choice silver.

ASV My fruit is better than gold, yea, than fine gold;
⇔ And my revenue than choice silver.

DRA For my fruit is better than gold and the precious stone, and my blossoms than choice silver.

YLT Better [is] my fruit than gold, even fine gold, And mine increase than choice silver.

Drby My fruit is better than fine gold, yea, than pure gold; and my revenue than choice silver.

RV My fruit is better than gold, yea, than fine gold; and my revenue than choice silver.

Wbstr My fruit is better than gold, yes, than fine gold; and my revenue than choice silver.

KJB-1769 My fruit is better than gold, yea, than fine gold; and my revenue than choice silver.

KJB-1611 [fn]My fruite is better then gold, yea then fine gold, and my reuenue then choise siluer.
(My fruit is better then gold, yea then fine gold, and my reuenue then choise silver.)

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Bshps My fruite is better then golde and pretious stones, and mine encrease more worth then fine siluer.
(My fruit is better then gold and pretious stones, and mine encrease more worth then fine silver.)

Gnva My fruite is better then golde, euen then fine golde, and my reuenues better then fine siluer.
(My fruit is better then gold, even then fine gold, and my reuenues better then fine silver. )

Cvdl My frute is better the golde & precious stone, & myne encrease more worth then fyne syluer.
(My fruit is better the gold and precious stone, and mine encrease more worth then fine silver.)

Wycl My fruyt is betere than gold, and precyouse stoon; and my seedis ben betere than chosun siluer.
(My fruit is better than gold, and precyouse stone; and my seedis been better than chosen silver.)

Luth Meine Frucht ist besser denn Gold und fein Gold und mein Einkommen besser denn auserlesen Silber.
(My Frucht is better because Gold and fein Gold and my Einkommen better because auserlesen Silber.)

ClVg Melior est enim fructus meus auro et lapide pretioso, et genimina me argento electo.
(Melior it_is because fructus mine with_gold and stone pretioso, and genimina me with_silver electo. )

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

ט֣וֹב פִּ֭רְיִ⁠י

good fruit,my

Here, fruit refers to the benefits that a person receives from having wisdom. If it would be helpful in your language, you could express the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: “My benefits are better” or “The benefits I can give you are better”

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / doublet

מֵ⁠חָר֣וּץ וּ⁠מִ⁠פָּ֑ז

than,gold and,than,fine_gold

The terms gold and refined gold mean similar things. Wisdom is using them together for emphasis. If it would be clearer for your readers, you could express the emphasis with a single phrase. Alternate translation: “than the finest gold”

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

וּ֝⁠תְבוּאָתִ֗⁠י

and,yield,my

Here, produce refers to the benefits that a person receives from having wisdom. If it would be helpful in your language, you could express the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: “and my benefits” or “and the benefits I can give you”

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / ellipsis

מִ⁠כֶּ֥סֶף נִבְחָֽר

than,silver choice

Wisdom is leaving out some of the words that in many languages a clause 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: “is better than choice silver”

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

מִ⁠כֶּ֥סֶף נִבְחָֽר

than,silver choice

Here, choice silver refers to silver that is the best quality. If it would be helpful in your language, you could state this explicitly. Alternate translation: “than the best silver”

Parallel PRO 8:19