Passage

Proverbs 16.11

Book: Proverbs · NASB95

Immediate context (±2 verses)

ASV

9. A man's heart deviseth his way; But Jehovah directeth his steps. 10. A divine sentence is in the lips of the king; His mouth shall not transgress in judgment.

11. A just balance and scales are Jehovah's; All the weights of the bag are his work.

It is an abomination to kings to commit wickedness; For the throne is established by righteousness. 13. Righteous lips are the delight of kings; And they love him that speaketh right. (Proverbs 16:9-13, ASV)

WEB

9. A man’s heart plans his course, but Yahweh directs his steps. 10. Inspired judgments are on the lips of the king. He shall not betray his mouth.

11. Honest balances and scales are Yahweh’s; all the weights in the bag are his work.

It is an abomination for kings to do wrong, for the throne is established by righteousness. 13. Righteous lips are the delight of kings. They value one who speaks the truth. (Proverbs 16:9-13, WEB)

KJV

9. A man's heart deviseth his way: but the LORD directeth his steps. 10. A divine sentence is in the lips of the king: his mouth transgresseth not in judgment. ^{A divine: Heb. Divination}

11. A just weight and balance are the LORD'S: all the weights of the bag are his work. ^{the weights: Heb. the stones}

It is an abomination to kings to commit wickedness: for the throne is established by righteousness. 13. Righteous lips are the delight of kings; and they love him that speaketh right. (Proverbs 16:9-13, KJV)

YLT

9. The heart of man deviseth his way, And Jehovah establisheth his step. 10. An oath [is] on the lips of a king, In judgment his mouth trespasseth not.

11. A just beam and balances [are] Jehovah's, His work [are] all the stones of the bag.

An abomination to kings [is] doing wickedness, For by righteousness is a throne established. 13. The delight of kings [are] righteous lips, And whoso is speaking uprightly he loveth, (Proverbs 16:9-13, YLT)

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Theological reading

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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.

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