PROV 9:16 Parallel Verse View

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Key: khaki:verbs.
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BrLXX Ὅς ἐστιν ὑμῶν ἀφρονέστατος, ἐκκλινάτω πρὸς μέ· καὶ τοῖς ἐνδεέσι φρονήσεως παρακελεύομαι, λέγουσα,
(Hos estin humōn afronestatos, ekklinatō pros me; kai tois endeʼesi fronaʸseōs parakeleuomai, legousa, )

BrTr saying, Whoso is most senseless of you, let him turn aside to me; and I exhort those that want prudence, saying,

ULT “Whoever is naive, let him turn aside here!”
⇔ And she says to him, the lacking of heart,

UST They tell those who are not wise,
⇔ “Come into my house, all you naive people!

OEB No OEB PROV book available

WEBBE “Whoever is simple, let him turn in here.”
⇔ As for him who is void of understanding, she says to him,

WMBB (Same as above)

NET “Whoever is simple, let him turn in here,”
⇔ she says to those who lack understanding.

LSV “Who [is] simple? Let him turn aside here.” And whoever lacks heart—she said to him,

FBV “Everybody who needs to learn, come and see me!” To people who don't have any sense she says,

T4T “You people who need to understand more, come into my house!”
⇔ And to those who are ignorant, they call out,

LEB • “Whoever is simple, may he turn here!” As for he who lacks sense ,[fn] she says to him,

9:? Literally “heart”

BBE Whoever is simple, let him come in here: and to him who is without sense, she says:

Moff “Let all who are heedless turn in here!”
⇔ She calls to him who is devoid of sense,

JPS 'Whoso is thoughtless, let him turn in hither'; and as for him that lacketh understanding, she saith to him:

ASV Whoso is simple, let him turn in hither;
⇔ And as for him that is void of understanding, she saith to him,

DRA He that is a little one, let him turn to me. And to the fool she said:

YLT 'Who [is] simple? let him turn aside hither.' And whoso lacketh heart — she said to him,

Drby Whoso is simple, let him turn in hither. And to him that is void of understanding she saith,

RV Whoso is simple, let him turn in hither: and as for him that is void of understanding, she saith to him,
(Whoso/Whoever is simple, let him turn in hither/here: and as for him that is void of understanding, she saith/says to him, )

SLT Who is simple, he shall turn aside here: and he wanting heart, and she said to him,

Wbstr Whoever is simple, let him turn in hither: and as for him that wanteth understanding, she saith to him,

KJB-1769 Whoso is simple, let him turn in hither: and as for him that wanteth understanding, she saith to him,
(Whoso/Whoever is simple, let him turn in hither/here: and as for him that wanteth understanding, she saith/says to him, )

KJB-1611 Who so is simple, let him turne in hither: and as for him that wanteth vnderstanding, she saith to him;
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from punctuation)

Bshps Who so is ignoraunt sayeth she let hym come hyther: and to the vnwyse she saith,
(Whoso/Whoever is ignorant saith/says she let him come hither/here: and to the unwise she saith/says,)

Gnva Who so is simple, let him come hither, and to him that is destitute of wisedome, shee sayth also,
(Whoso/Whoever is simple, let him come hither/here, and to him that is destitute of wisdom, she saith/says also, )

Cvdl Who so is ignoraunt (sayeth she) let him come hither, and to the vnwyse she sayeth:
(Whoso/Whoever is ignorant (saith/says she) let him come hither/here, and to the unwise she saith/says:)

Wycl Who is a litil man `of wit; bowe he to me. And sche spak to a coward,
(Who is a little man of wit; bow he to me. And she spake to a coward,)

Luth Wer ist albern, der mache sich hieher! Und zum Narren spricht sie:
(Who is foolish, the/of_the make itself/yourself/themselves here! And for_the fool(n) speaks/says they/she/them:)

ClVg Qui est parvulus declinet ad me. Et vecordi locuta est:[fn]
(Who it_is little_one declinet to me. And vecordi spoken it_is: )

9.16 Qui est parvulus. Sapientia parvulos atque insipientes, etc., usque ad et ad se divertere.

9.16 Who it_is little_one. Wisdom little_ones and_yet unwise, etc., until to and to himself divertere.

SOTN SIL Open Translator’s Notes:

Section 9:1–18: Wisdom and Folly each urge people to follow them

This section summarizes the main themes of chapters 1–8. It contains parallel appeals by Wisdom (9:1–6) and Folly (9:13–18), both personified as women. Both Wisdom and Folly appeal to the same audience, inviting them to come and eat in their homes. Between these two appeals is a summary of two opposite ways to respond to Wisdom (9:7–12). In the center of this paragraph, 9:10 contains a restatement of the first line of 1:7. These key verses mark chapters 1 and 9 as the beginning and end of the first major division of the book.

Some other headings for this section are:

Invitations of Wisdom and of Folly (NIV)

Wisdom and Foolishness each give a feast

Being Wise or Foolish (NCV)

Paragraph 9:13–18

This paragraph contains an invitation from Woman Folly that is obviously parallel to Wisdom’s invitation in 9:1–6. Folly’s character and the location from which she gives her invitation are described in 9:13–15. Her invitation is found in 9:16–17. In 9:18, the author concludes the paragraph by describing the consequences of accepting Folly’s invitation.

When you translate this paragraph, pay careful attention to the wording that you used in 9:1–6 so that the parallels between Wisdom’s invitation and Folly’s invitation will be clear.

9:16a–b

The NIV11 has been used as the source line for 9:16a–b for the same reasons as in 9:4a–5a. Notice the parallel parts that are similar in meaning:

^16a“Let all who are simple come to my house!” (NIV11)

^16bTo those who have no sense she says, (NIV11)

9:16a

“Whoever is simple, let him turn in here!”

“You^(plur) who are inexperienced/naive, come to my feast/house.”
This is what she says: “You who are easily deceived, enter here.

(NIV11) Let all who are simple come to my house: This line is identical to 9:4a.

9:16b

she says to him who lacks judgment.

She says to those who lack common sense,
You who do not have good judgment,

(NIV11) To those who have no sense she says: In Hebrew, this line is almost identical to 9:4b.The Hebrew text for 9:16b is literally “and [one] lacking of heart and she says to him.” The two conjunctions that are underlined here are not in 9:4b. Otherwise these two lines are identical. As in 9:4b, the phrase those who have no sense is parallel to “all who are simple” in 9:16a. Both expressions refer to the same group of people.

General Comment on 9:16a–b

As in 9:4b, the two quote introductions function as a single invitation to people who are both inexperienced and without sense. In some languages, it may be more natural to combine and/or reorder the parallel parts to make this clear. For example:

“You^(plur) who are easily deceived and who lack judgment, enter here.

This is what she says: “Come here, all you who are naive and have no sense.

Although this verse is almost identical to 9:4, the context is different. In 9:4, the ones who say, “Come to my house” are not Wisdom herself, but rather her female servants. And they are not at Wisdom’s house when they give the invitation. By contrast, it is Folly herself who gives the invitation in 9:16, and she is at her own house when she gives it. So in 9:16, it will not be necessary to make explicit the source of the invitation or to identify the owner of the house.

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / personification

מִי־פֶ֭תִי יָסֻ֣ר הֵ֑נָּה וַ⁠חֲסַר־לֵ֝֗ב וְ⁠אָ֣מְרָה לּֽ⁠וֹ

who? simple turn_in they(f) and_[one],lacking_of sense and,she_says for=him/it

See how you translated the nearly identical clauses in [9:4](../09/04.md). If you are translating the “woman of stupidity” as a person, you could use her name here. Alternate translation: [Whoever is naive, let him turn aside here!” And Lady Stupidity says to him, the lacking of heart,]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / infostructure