PROV 8:21 Parallel Verse View

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BrLXX ἵνα μερίσω τοῖς ἐμὲ ἀγαπῶσιν ὕπαρξιν, καὶ τοὺς θησαυροὺς αὐτῶν ἐμπλήσω ἀγαθῶν·
(hina merisō tois eme agapōsin huparxin, kai tous thaʸsaurous autōn emplaʸsō agathōn; )

BrTr that I may divide substance to them that love me, and may fill their treasures with good things.

ULT to cause those who love me to inherit substance;
⇔ and their treasuries, I will fill.

UST in order to give property to people who love me.
⇔ I will fill up the places where they store valuable items.

OEB No OEB PROV book available

WEBBE that I may give wealth to those who love me.
⇔ I fill their treasuries.

WMBB (Same as above)

NET that I may cause those who love me to inherit wealth,
⇔ and that I may fill their treasuries.

LSV To cause my lovers to inherit substance,
Indeed, I fill their treasures.

FBV I grant wealth to those who love me; I fill their treasure storehouses.

T4T I give wealth to those who love me;
⇔ I fill their houses with valuable things.

LEB • in order to endow those who love me with wealth, and I will fill their treasuries.

BBE So that I may give my lovers wealth for their heritage, making their store-houses full.

Moff enriching those who love me,
⇔ and filling their stores full.
¶ 

JPS That I may cause those that love me to inherit substance, and that I may fill their treasuries.

ASV That I may cause those that love me to inherit substance,
⇔ And that I may fill their treasuries.

DRA That I may enrich them that love me, and may fill their treasures.

YLT To cause my lovers to inherit substance, Yea, their treasures I fill.

Drby that I may cause those that love me to inherit substance; and I will fill their treasuries.

RV That I may cause those that love me to inherit substance, and that I may fill their treasuries.

SLT To cause those loving me to inherit existence: and I will fill their treasures.

Wbstr That I may cause those that love me to inherit substance; and I will fill their treasures.

KJB-1769 That I may cause those that love me to inherit substance; and I will fill their treasures.

KJB-1611 That I may cause those that loue me, to inherite substance: and I will fill their treasures.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from punctuation)

Bshps That I maye stablishe the inhetaunce of them that loue me, and encrease their treasure.
(That I may stablishe the inhetaunce of them that love me, and increase their treasure.)

Gnva That I may cause them that loue me, to inherite substance, and I will fill their treasures.
(That I may cause them that love me, to inherit substance, and I will fill their treasures. )

Cvdl That I maye sende prosperite to those that loue me, & to encrease their treasure.
(That I may send prosperity to those that love me, and to increase their treasure.)

Wycl that Y make riche hem that louen me, and that Y fille her tresouris.
(that I make rich hem that love me, and that I fill her treasuries.)

Luth daß ich wohl berate, die mich lieben und ihre Schätze voll mache.
(that I probably/well berate, the me love(v) and their/her treasures(n) full/whole make.)

ClVg ut ditem diligentes me, et thesauros eorum repleam.]
(as ditem diligentes me, and treasures their repleam.] )

SOTN SIL Open Translator’s Notes:

Section 8:1–36: Wisdom calls out to people and reminds them of the benefits of being wise

In contrast to the previous section describing the adulterous woman, this section describes personified Wisdom. The public setting for Wisdom’s speech is described in 8:1–3. In 8:4–11, she addresses all mankind and describes her own character. In 8:12–21, she provides reasons why people should choose her. Additional motivation is given in 8:22–31: Wisdom was with the LORD when he created the world. The section ends with Wisdom appealing to mankind to follow her teaching (8:32–36).

This section is a speech by personified Wisdom. As in Wisdom’s speech in 1:20–33, the Notes have used a capital letter for Wisdom in most verses. However, in her speech, Wisdom sometimes refers to “wisdom” as an ability that people have or use or should try to obtain. In some of these contexts, the Notes have used small letters for “wisdom.” The Display will often give more than one option. You may use either option in your language, depending on what is appropriate in each context.

Some other headings for this section are:

Wisdom’s Call (NIV)

Listen to Wisdom (NCV)

The good qualities of Wisdom

Wisdom’s second invitation to people

Paragraph 8:12–21

After again identifying herself and the qualities that she is associated with (12–13), Wisdom describes why people should choose her. They should choose her because she is the basis of an orderly society (14–16). She is also the source of wealth and other benefits to those who seek and find her (17–21).

8:21

Notice the parallel parts that are similar in meaning:

^21a bestowing wealth on those who love me

^21band making their treasuries full.

8:21a

bestowing wealth on those who love me

My purpose in following these paths is to give wealth/riches as an inheritance to those who love me
so that I will cause people who love me to inherit great wealth

8:21b

and making their treasuries full.

and to fill their houses with valuable things.
and fill their storage places with valuable things.

8:21a–b

bestowing wealth…making their treasuries full: Although the benefits that Wisdom gives are better than gold and silver (8:19), they do include material wealth.

bestowing wealth: The word bestowing means to give something to someone as a permanent possession. This possession can be passed on as an inheritance. For example:

to give an inheritance to those who love me (GW)

In Hebrew, the word wealth is a different word from either the words “riches” or “wealth” used in 8:18. It probably refers to land/property rather than money or valuable objects.The Hebrew word here is normally used as an existential, meaning “there is.” UBS (page 188) understands the word to refer here to “a great amount of accumulated money or financial fortune.” Fox, Toy, Delitzsch, and Whybray suggest that it refers to property, such as land. If possible, use a word that can refer to various kinds of inherited wealth.

treasuries: The word treasuries refers to buildings used for storing valuable materials. Another way to translate it is:

filling their houses with treasures (GNT)

Since the two terms “wealth” and “treasuries” are parallel to each other, they probably refer in general to all types of wealth, both property and otherwise.

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: grammar-connect-logic-goal

לְ⁠הַנְחִ֖יל אֹהֲבַ֥⁠י

to,give_as_an_inheritance [those_of,who]_love_me

Here, to indicates that what follows is the purpose for what Wisdom does in the previous verse. Use a natural way in your language for introducing a purpose. You may want to begin a new sentence. Alternate translation: “I do that for the purpose of causing those who love me to inherit”

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

וְ⁠אֹצְרֹ֖תֵי⁠הֶ֣ם

and,their_of,treasuries