Passage

Proverbs 13.8

Book: Proverbs · NASB95

Immediate context (±2 verses)

ASV (ASV)

"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. 10. By pride cometh only contention; But with the well-advised is wisdom." (Proverbs 13:6-10, ASV)

WEB (WEB)

"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. 10. Pride only breeds quarrels, but with ones who take advice is wisdom." (Proverbs 13:6-10, WEB)

KJV (KJV)

"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} 10. Only by pride cometh contention: but with the well advised is wisdom." (Proverbs 13:6-10, KJV)

YLT (YLT)

"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. 10. A vain man through pride causeth debate, And with the counselled [is] wisdom." (Proverbs 13:6-10, YLT)

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Theological reading

Patristic / early-church-father exegesis, to be added.

Key words

Theologically-loaded Greek or Hebrew words in this verse may have entries in the lexicon. Curated to roughly 100 contested terms across the corpus, not every word; see Lexicon Roadmap.

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Quoted in

H3724 - kopher

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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