Proverbs 30 - Compare Translations
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Proverbs 30:1
KJVThe words of Agur the son of Jakeh, even the prophecy: the man spake unto Ithiel, even unto Ithiel and Ucal,
WEBThe words of Agur the son of Jakeh; the revelation:
YLTWords of a Gatherer, son of an obedient one, the declaration, an affirmation of the man: -- I have wearied myself [for] God, I have wearied myself [for] God, and am consumed.
Proverbs 30:2
KJVSurely I am more brutish than any man, and have not the understanding of a man.
WEB“Surely I am the most ignorant man,
YLTFor I am more brutish than any one, And have not the understanding of a man.
Proverbs 30:3
KJVI neither learned wisdom, nor have the knowledge of the holy.
WEBI have not learned wisdom,
YLTNor have I learned wisdom, Yet the knowledge of Holy Ones I know.
Proverbs 30:4
KJVWho hath ascended up into heaven, or descended? who hath gathered the wind in his fists? who hath bound the waters in a garment? who hath established all the ends of the earth? what is his name, and what is his son's name, if thou canst tell?
WEBWho has ascended up into heaven, and descended?
YLTWho went up to heaven, and cometh down? Who hath gathered the wind in his fists? Who hath bound waters in a garment? Who established all ends of the earth? What [is] His name? and what His son's name? Surely thou knowest!
Proverbs 30:5
KJVEvery word of God is pure: he is a shield unto them that put their trust in him.
WEB“Every word of God is flawless.
YLTEvery saying of God [is] tried, A shield He [is] to those trusting in Him.
Proverbs 30:6
KJVAdd thou not unto his words, lest he reprove thee, and thou be found a liar.
WEBDon’t you add to his words,
YLTAdd not to His words, lest He reason with thee, And thou hast been found false.
Proverbs 30:7
KJVTwo things have I required of thee; deny me them not before I die:
WEB“Two things I have asked of you;
YLTTwo things I have asked from Thee, Withhold not from me before I die.
Proverbs 30:8
KJVRemove far from me vanity and lies: give me neither poverty nor riches; feed me with food convenient for me:
WEBRemove far from me falsehood and lies.
YLTVanity and a lying word put far from me, Poverty or wealth give not to me, Cause me to eat the bread of my portion,
Proverbs 30:9
KJVLest I be full, and deny thee, and say, Who is the Lord? or lest I be poor, and steal, and take the name of my God in vain.
WEBlest I be full, deny you, and say, ‘Who is Yahweh?’
YLTLest I become satiated, and have denied, And have said, `Who [is] Jehovah?' And lest I be poor, and have stolen, And have laid hold of the name of my God.
Proverbs 30:10
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Proverbs 30:11
KJVThere is a generation that curseth their father, and doth not bless their mother.
WEBThere is a generation that curses their father,
YLTA generation [is], that lightly esteemeth their father, And their mother doth not bless.
Proverbs 30:12
KJVThere is a generation that are pure in their own eyes, and yet is not washed from their filthiness.
WEBThere is a generation that is pure in their own eyes,
YLTA generation -- pure in their own eyes, But from their own filth not washed.
Proverbs 30:13
KJVThere is a generation, O how lofty are their eyes! and their eyelids are lifted up.
WEBThere is a generation, oh how lofty are their eyes!
YLTA generation -- how high are their eyes, Yea, their eyelids are lifted up.
Proverbs 30:14
KJVThere is a generation, whose teeth are as swords, and their jaw teeth as knives, to devour the poor from off the earth, and the needy from among men.
WEBThere is a generation whose teeth are like swords,
YLTA generation -- swords [are] their teeth, And knives -- their jaw-teeth, To consume the poor from earth, And the needy from [among] men.
Proverbs 30:15
KJVThe horseleach hath two daughters, crying, Give, give. There are three things that are never satisfied, yea, four things say not, It is enough:
WEB“The leach has two daughters:
YLTTo the leech [are] two daughters, `Give, give, Lo, three things are not satisfied, Four have not said `Sufficiency;'
Proverbs 30:16
KJVThe grave; and the barren womb; the earth that is not filled with water; and the fire that saith not, It is enough.
WEBSheol,
YLTSheol, and a restrained womb, Earth -- it [is] not satisfied [with] water, And fire -- it hath not said, `Sufficiency,'
Proverbs 30:17
KJVThe eye that mocketh at his father, and despiseth to obey his mother, the ravens of the valley shall pick it out, and the young eagles shall eat it.
WEB“The eye that mocks at his father,
YLTAn eye that mocketh at a father, And despiseth to obey a mother, Dig it out do ravens of the valley, And eat it do young eagles.
Proverbs 30:18
KJVThere be three things which are too wonderful for me, yea, four which I know not:
WEB“There are three things which are too amazing for me,
YLTThree things have been too wonderful for me, Yea, four that I have not known:
Proverbs 30:19
KJVThe way of an eagle in the air; the way of a serpent upon a rock; the way of a ship in the midst of the sea; and the way of a man with a maid.
WEBThe way of an eagle in the air;
YLTThe way of the eagle in the heavens, The way of a serpent on a rock, The way of a ship in the heart of the sea, And the way of a man in youth.
Proverbs 30:20
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Proverbs 30:21
KJVFor three things the earth is disquieted, and for four which it cannot bear:
WEB“For three things the earth trembles,
YLTFor three things hath earth been troubled, And for four -- it is not able to bear:
Proverbs 30:22
KJVFor a servant when he reigneth; and a fool when he is filled with meat;
WEBFor a servant when he is king;
YLTFor a servant when he reigneth, And a fool when he is satisfied with bread,
Proverbs 30:23
KJVFor an odious woman when she is married; and an handmaid that is heir to her mistress.
WEBfor an unloved woman when she is married;
YLTFor a hated one when she ruleth, And a maid-servant when she succeedeth her mistress.
Proverbs 30:24
KJVThere be four things which are little upon the earth, but they are exceeding wise:
WEB“There are four things which are little on the earth,
YLTFour [are] little ones of earth, And they are made wiser than the wise:
Proverbs 30:25
KJVThe ants are a people not strong, yet they prepare their meat in the summer;
WEBthe ants are not a strong people,
YLTThe ants [are] a people not strong, And they prepare in summer their food,
Proverbs 30:26
KJVThe conies are but a feeble folk, yet make they their houses in the rocks;
WEBThe conies are but a feeble folk,
YLTConies [are] a people not strong, And they place in a rock their house,
Proverbs 30:27
KJVThe locusts have no king, yet go they forth all of them by bands;
WEBThe locusts have no king,
YLTA king there is not to the locust, And it goeth out -- each one shouting,
Proverbs 30:28
KJVThe spider taketh hold with her hands, and is in kings' palaces.
WEBYou can catch a lizard with your hands,
YLTA spider with two hands taketh hold, And is in the palaces of a king.
Proverbs 30:29
KJVThere be three things which go well, yea, four are comely in going:
WEB“There are three things which are stately in their march,
YLTThree there are going well, Yea, four are good in going:
Proverbs 30:30
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Proverbs 30:31
KJVA greyhound; an he goat also; and a king, against whom there is no rising up.
WEBthe greyhound,
YLTA girt one of the loins, or a he-goat, And a king -- no rising up with him.
Proverbs 30:32
KJVIf thou hast done foolishly in lifting up thyself, or if thou hast thought evil, lay thine hand upon thy mouth.
WEB“If you have done foolishly in lifting up yourself,
YLTIf thou hast been foolish in lifting up thyself, And if thou hast devised evil -- hand to mouth!
Proverbs 30:33
KJVSurely the churning of milk bringeth forth butter, and the wringing of the nose bringeth forth blood: so the forcing of wrath bringeth forth strife.
WEBFor as the churning of milk produces butter,
YLTFor the churning of milk bringeth out butter, And the wringing of the nose bringeth out blood, And the forcing of anger bringeth out strife!
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