Passage

Proverbs 15.18

Book: Proverbs · NASB95

Immediate context (±2 verses)

ASV (ASV)

"16. Better is little, with the fear of Jehovah, Than great treasure and trouble therewith. 17. Better is a dinner of herbs, where love is, Than a stalled ox and hatred therewith."

"18. A wrathful man stirreth up contention; But he that is slow to anger appeaseth strife."

"19. The way of the sluggard is as a hedge of thorns; But the path of the upright is made a highway. 20. A wise son maketh a glad father; But a foolish man despiseth his mother." (Proverbs 15:16-20, ASV)

WEB (WEB)

"16. Better is little, with the fear of Yahweh, than great treasure with trouble. 17. Better is a dinner of herbs, where love is, than a fattened calf with hatred."

"18. A wrathful man stirs up contention, but one who is slow to anger appeases strife."

"19. The way of the sluggard is like a thorn patch, but the path of the upright is a highway. 20. A wise son makes a father glad, but a foolish man despises his mother." (Proverbs 15:16-20, WEB)

KJV (KJV)

"16. Better is little with the fear of the LORD than great treasure and trouble therewith. 17. Better is a dinner of herbs where love is, than a stalled ox and hatred therewith."

"18. A wrathful man stirreth up strife: but he that is slow to anger appeaseth strife."

"19. The way of the slothful man is as an hedge of thorns: but the way of the righteous is made plain. ^{is made: Heb. is raised up as a causey} 20. A wise son maketh a glad father: but a foolish man despiseth his mother." (Proverbs 15:16-20, KJV)

YLT (YLT)

"16. Better [is] a little with the fear of Jehovah, Than much treasure, and tumult with it. 17. Better [is] an allowance of green herbs and love there, Than a fatted ox, and hatred with it."

"18. A man of fury stirreth up contention, And the slow to anger appeaseth strife."

"19. The way of the slothful [is] as a hedge of briers, And the path of the upright is raised up. 20. A wise son rejoiceth a father. And a foolish man is despising his mother." (Proverbs 15:16-20, 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

Spirit of Strife

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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