Proverbs 15.27

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Proverbs 15.27

Book: Proverbs · ASV / WEB / KJV / YLT

Immediate context (±2 verses)

ASV (ASV)

"25. Jehovah will root up the house of the proud; But he will establish the border of the widow. 26. Evil devices are an abomination to Jehovah; But pleasant words are pure."

"27. He that is greedy of gain troubleth his own house; But he that hateth bribes shall live."

"28. The heart of the righteous studieth to answer; But the mouth of the wicked poureth out evil things. 29. Jehovah is far from the wicked; But he heareth the prayer of the righteous." (Proverbs 15:25-29, ASV)

WEB (WEB)

"25. Yahweh will uproot the house of the proud, but he will keep the widow’s borders intact. 26. Yahweh detests the thoughts of the wicked, but the thoughts of the pure are pleasing."

"27. He who is greedy for gain troubles his own house, but he who hates bribes will live."

"28. The heart of the righteous weighs answers, but the mouth of the wicked gushes out evil. 29. Yahweh is far from the wicked, but he hears the prayer of the righteous." (Proverbs 15:25-29, WEB)

KJV (KJV)

"25. The LORD will destroy the house of the proud: but he will establish the border of the widow. 26. The thoughts of the wicked are an abomination to the LORD: but the words of the pure are pleasant words. ^{pleasant: Heb. words of pleasantness}"

"27. He that is greedy of gain troubleth his own house; but he that hateth gifts shall live."

"28. The heart of the righteous studieth to answer: but the mouth of the wicked poureth out evil things. 29. The LORD is far from the wicked: but he heareth the prayer of the righteous." (Proverbs 15:25-29, KJV)

YLT (YLT)

"25. The house of the proud Jehovah pulleth down, And He setteth up the border of the widow. 26. An abomination to Jehovah [are] thoughts of wickedness, And pure [are] sayings of pleasantness."

"27. A dishonest gainer is troubling his house, And whoso is hating gifts liveth."

"28. The heart of the righteous meditateth to answer, And the mouth of the wicked uttereth evil things. 29. Far [is] Jehovah from the wicked, And the prayer of the righteous He heareth." (Proverbs 15:25-29, 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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