Proverbs 3 - Compare Translations
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Proverbs 3:1
KJVMy son, forget not my law; but let thine heart keep my commandments:
WEBMy son, don’t forget my teaching;
YLTMy son! my law forget not, And my commands let thy heart keep,
Proverbs 3:2
KJVFor length of days, and long life, and peace, shall they add to thee.
WEBfor length of days, and years of life,
YLTFor length of days and years, Life and peace they do add to thee.
Proverbs 3:3
KJVLet not mercy and truth forsake thee: bind them about thy neck; write them upon the table of thine heart:
WEBDon’t let kindness and truth forsake you.
YLTLet not kindness and truth forsake thee, Bind them on thy neck, Write them on the tablet of thy heart,
Proverbs 3:4
KJVSo shalt thou find favour and good understanding in the sight of God and man.
WEBSo you will find favor,
YLTAnd find grace and good understanding In the eyes of God and man.
Proverbs 3:5
KJVTrust in the Lord with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding.
WEBTrust in Yahweh with all your heart,
YLTTrust unto Jehovah with all thy heart, And unto thine own understanding lean not.
Proverbs 3:6
KJVIn all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths.
WEBIn all your ways acknowledge him,
YLTIn all thy ways know thou Him, And He doth make straight thy paths.
Proverbs 3:7
KJVBe not wise in thine own eyes: fear the Lord, and depart from evil.
WEBDon’t be wise in your own eyes.
YLTBe not wise in thine own eyes, Fear Jehovah, and turn aside from evil.
Proverbs 3:8
KJVIt shall be health to thy navel, and marrow to thy bones.
WEBIt will be health to your body,
YLTHealing it is to thy navel, And moistening to thy bones.
Proverbs 3:9
KJVHonour the Lord with thy substance, and with the firstfruits of all thine increase:
WEBHonor Yahweh with your substance,
YLTHonour Jehovah from thy substance, And from the beginning of all thine increase;
Proverbs 3:10
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Proverbs 3:11
KJVMy son, despise not the chastening of the Lord; neither be weary of his correction:
WEBMy son, don’t despise Yahweh’s discipline,
YLTChastisement of Jehovah, my son, despise not, And be not vexed with His reproof,
Proverbs 3:12
KJVFor whom the Lord loveth he correcteth; even as a father the son in whom he delighteth.
WEBfor whom Yahweh loves, he reproves;
YLTFor whom Jehovah loveth He reproveth, Even as a father the son He is pleased with.
Proverbs 3:13
KJVHappy is the man that findeth wisdom, and the man that getteth understanding.
WEBHappy is the man who finds wisdom,
YLTO the happiness of a man [who] hath found wisdom, And of a man [who] bringeth forth understanding.
Proverbs 3:14
KJVFor the merchandise of it is better than the merchandise of silver, and the gain thereof than fine gold.
WEBFor her good profit is better than getting silver,
YLTFor better [is] her merchandise Than the merchandise of silver, And than gold -- her increase.
Proverbs 3:15
KJVShe is more precious than rubies: and all the things thou canst desire are not to be compared unto her.
WEBShe is more precious than rubies.
YLTPrecious she [is] above rubies, And all thy pleasures are not comparable to her.
Proverbs 3:16
KJVLength of days is in her right hand; and in her left hand riches and honour.
WEBLength of days is in her right hand.
YLTLength of days [is] in her right hand, In her left [are] wealth and honour.
Proverbs 3:17
KJVHer ways are ways of pleasantness, and all her paths are peace.
WEBHer ways are ways of pleasantness.
YLTHer ways [are] ways of pleasantness, And all her paths [are] peace.
Proverbs 3:18
KJVShe is a tree of life to them that lay hold upon her: and happy is every one that retaineth her.
WEBShe is a tree of life to those who lay hold of her.
YLTA tree of life she [is] to those laying hold on her, And whoso is retaining her [is] happy.
Proverbs 3:19
KJVThe Lord by wisdom hath founded the earth; by understanding hath he established the heavens.
WEBBy wisdom Yahweh founded the earth.
YLTJehovah by wisdom did found the earth, He prepared the heavens by understanding.
Proverbs 3:20
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Proverbs 3:21
KJVMy son, let not them depart from thine eyes: keep sound wisdom and discretion:
WEBMy son, let them not depart from your eyes.
YLTMy son! let them not turn from thine eyes, Keep thou wisdom and thoughtfulness,
Proverbs 3:22
KJVSo shall they be life unto thy soul, and grace to thy neck.
WEBso they will be life to your soul,
YLTAnd they are life to thy soul, and grace to thy neck.
Proverbs 3:23
KJVThen shalt thou walk in thy way safely, and thy foot shall not stumble.
WEBThen you shall walk in your way securely.
YLTThen thou goest thy way confidently, And thy foot doth not stumble.
Proverbs 3:24
KJVWhen thou liest down, thou shalt not be afraid: yea, thou shalt lie down, and thy sleep shall be sweet.
WEBWhen you lie down, you will not be afraid.
YLTIf thou liest down, thou art not afraid, Yea, thou hast lain down, And sweet hath been thy sleep.
Proverbs 3:25
KJVBe not afraid of sudden fear, neither of the desolation of the wicked, when it cometh.
WEBDon’t be afraid of sudden fear,
YLTBe not afraid of sudden fear, And of the desolation of the wicked when it cometh.
Proverbs 3:26
KJVFor the Lord shall be thy confidence, and shall keep thy foot from being taken.
WEBfor Yahweh will be your confidence,
YLTFor Jehovah is at thy side, And He hath kept thy foot from capture.
Proverbs 3:27
KJVWithhold not good from them to whom it is due, when it is in the power of thine hand to do it.
WEBDon’t withhold good from those to whom it is due,
YLTWithhold not good from its owners, When thy hand [is] toward God to do [it].
Proverbs 3:28
KJVSay not unto thy neighbour, Go, and come again, and to morrow I will give; when thou hast it by thee.
WEBDon’t say to your neighbor, “Go, and come again;
YLTSay not thou to thy friend, `Go, and return, and to-morrow I give,' And substance with thee.
Proverbs 3:29
KJVDevise not evil against thy neighbour, seeing he dwelleth securely by thee.
WEBDon’t devise evil against your neighbor,
YLTDevise not against thy neighbour evil, And he sitting confidently with thee.
Proverbs 3:30
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Proverbs 3:31
KJVEnvy thou not the oppressor, and choose none of his ways.
WEBDon’t envy the man of violence.
YLTBe not envious of a man of violence, Nor fix thou on any of his ways.
Proverbs 3:32
KJVFor the froward is abomination to the Lord: but his secret is with the righteous.
WEBFor the perverse is an abomination to Yahweh,
YLTFor an abomination to Jehovah [is] the perverted, And with the upright [is] His secret counsel.
Proverbs 3:33
KJVThe curse of the Lord is in the house of the wicked: but he blesseth the habitation of the just.
WEBYahweh’s curse is in the house of the wicked,
YLTThe curse of Jehovah [is] in the house of the wicked. And the habitation of the righteous He blesseth.
Proverbs 3:34
KJVSurely he scorneth the scorners: but he giveth grace unto the lowly.
WEBSurely he mocks the mockers,
YLTIf the scorners He doth scorn, Yet to the humble He doth give grace.
Proverbs 3:35
KJVThe wise shall inherit glory: but shame shall be the promotion of fools.
WEBThe wise will inherit glory,
YLTHonour do the wise inherit, And fools are bearing away shame!
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