Passage
Proverbs 13.7
Book: Proverbs · ASV / WEB / KJV / YLT
Immediate context (±2 verses)
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ASV (ASV)
"5. A righteous man hateth lying; But a wicked man is loathsome, and cometh to shame. 6. Righteousness guardeth him that is upright in the way; But wickedness overthroweth the sinner."
"7. There is that maketh himself rich, yet hath nothing: There is that maketh himself poor, yet hath great wealth."
"8. The ransom of a man's life is his riches; But the poor heareth no threatening. 9. The light of the righteous rejoiceth; But the lamp of the wicked shall be put out." (Proverbs 13:5-9, ASV)
WEB (WEB)
"5. A righteous man hates lies, but a wicked man brings shame and disgrace. 6. Righteousness guards the way of integrity, but wickedness overthrows the sinner."
"7. There are some who pretend to be rich, yet have nothing. There are some who pretend to be poor, yet have great wealth."
"8. The ransom of a man’s life is his riches, but the poor hear no threats. 9. The light of the righteous shines brightly, but the lamp of the wicked is snuffed out." (Proverbs 13:5-9, WEB)
KJV (KJV)
"5. A righteous man hateth lying: but a wicked man is loathsome, and cometh to shame. 6. Righteousness keepeth him that is upright in the way: but wickedness overthroweth the sinner. the sinner: Heb. sin"
"7. There is that maketh himself rich, yet hath nothing: there is that maketh himself poor, yet hath great riches."
"8. The ransom of a man's life are his riches: but the poor heareth not rebuke. 9. The light of the righteous rejoiceth: but the lamp of the wicked shall be put out. lamp: or, candle" (Proverbs 13:5-9, KJV)
YLT (YLT)
"5. A false word the righteous hateth, And the wicked causeth abhorrence, and is confounded. 6. Righteousness keepeth him who is perfect in the way, And wickedness overthroweth a sin offering."
"7. There is who is making himself rich, and hath nothing, Who is making himself poor, and wealth [is] abundant."
"8. The ransom of a man's life [are] his riches, And the poor hath not heard rebuke. 9. The light of the righteous rejoiceth, And the lamp of the wicked is extinguished." (Proverbs 13:5-9, 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)
Theological reading
Key words
No Strong's-tagged lexicon matches found in this passage. (Lexicon coverage is curated, ~159 of the most apologetically-loaded Greek/Hebrew terms.)
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.
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