ris3n's Apologetics Codex

Passage

Proverbs 1.29

Book: Proverbs · ASV / WEB / KJV / YLT

Immediate context (±2 verses)

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ASV (ASV)

"27. When your fear cometh as a storm, And your calamity cometh on as a whirlwind; When distress and anguish come upon you. 28. Then will they call upon me, but I will not answer; They will seek me diligently, but they shall not find me:"

"29. For that they hated knowledge, And did not choose the fear of Jehovah:"

"30. They would none of my counsel; They despised all my reproof. 31. Therefore shall they eat of the fruit of their own way, And be filled with their own devices." (Proverbs 1:27-31, ASV)

WEB (WEB)

"27. when calamity overtakes you like a storm, when your disaster comes on like a whirlwind; when distress and anguish come on you. 28. Then will they call on me, but I will not answer. They will seek me diligently, but they will not find me;"

"29. because they hated knowledge, and didn’t choose the fear of Yahweh."

"30. They wanted none of my counsel. They despised all my reproof. 31. Therefore they will eat of the fruit of their own way, and be filled with their own schemes." (Proverbs 1:27-31, WEB)

KJV (KJV)

"27. When your fear cometh as desolation, and your destruction cometh as a whirlwind; when distress and anguish cometh upon you. 28. Then shall they call upon me, but I will not answer; they shall seek me early, but they shall not find me:"

"29. For that they hated knowledge, and did not choose the fear of the LORD:"

"30. They would none of my counsel: they despised all my reproof. 31. Therefore shall they eat of the fruit of their own way, and be filled with their own devices." (Proverbs 1:27-31, KJV)

YLT (YLT)

"27. When your fear cometh as destruction, And your calamity as a hurricane doth come, When on you come adversity and distress. 28. Then they call me, and I do not answer, They seek me earnestly, and find me not."

"29. Because that they have hated knowledge, And the fear of Jehovah have not chosen."

"30. They have not consented to my counsel, They have despised all my reproof, 31. And they eat of the fruit of their way, And from their own counsels they are filled." (Proverbs 1:27-31, YLT)

Setting

  • Speaker: Solomon (principal); Agur; Lemuel; wise men
  • Audience: young Israelite men in the wisdom tradition
  • Location: Israel, Solomonic court
  • Time period: principal composition c. 970-930 BC (Solomon); compilation c. 700 BC (Hezekiah)

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Why these four translations

ris3n chose ASV, WEB, KJV, and YLT for two reasons together. They are the most literal English translations available (formal-equivalence: word-for-word renderings that preserve the Hebrew and Greek grammar rather than smoothing it into modern dynamic-equivalence idiom). And they are in the public domain in the United States, which means fair-use quotation at any length requires no publisher license. Modern licensed translations (NASB95, ESV, NIV) restrict volume of quotation under their copyright terms, so they are not used at stub-level coverage here. NASB95 appears only on hand-curated rich passage hubs under Lockman Foundation's fair-use allowance.

The four:

  • ASV (American Standard Version, 1901). The basis of the modern critical-text English tradition.
  • WEB (World English Bible, contemporary). Public-domain revision in the ASV line, in current English.
  • KJV (King James Version, 1611). Reformation-era, Textus Receptus base.
  • YLT (Young's Literal Translation, Robert Young, 1862). Hyper-literal preservation of Hebrew and Greek grammar; useful for word-study work even where English reads stiff.

See Bibles for the full per-translation history, translators, textual basis, strengths, and weaknesses.