# Proverbs 17.15 **Book:** [Proverbs](/codex/proverbs/) · NASB95 ## Immediate context (±2 verses) **ASV** ([ASV](/codex/asv/)) > 13. Whoso rewardeth evil for good, Evil shall not depart from his house. 14. The beginning of strife is as when one letteth out water: Therefore leave off contention, before there is quarrelling. > > **15. He that justifieth the wicked, and he that condemneth the righteous, Both of them alike are an abomination to Jehovah.** > > 16. Wherefore is there a price in the hand of a fool to buy wisdom, Seeing he hath no understanding? 17. A friend loveth at all times; And a brother is born for adversity. (Proverbs 17:13-17, ASV) **WEB** ([WEB](/codex/web/)) > 13. Whoever rewards evil for good, evil shall not depart from his house. 14. The beginning of strife is like breaching a dam, therefore stop contention before quarreling breaks out. > > **15. He who justifies the wicked, and he who condemns the righteous, both of them alike are an abomination to Yahweh.** > > 16. Why is there money in the hand of a fool to buy wisdom, since he has no understanding? 17. A friend loves at all times; and a brother is born for adversity. (Proverbs 17:13-17, WEB) **KJV** ([KJV](/codex/kjv/)) > 13. Whoso rewardeth evil for good, evil shall not depart from his house. 14. The beginning of strife is as when one letteth out water: therefore leave off contention, before it be meddled with. > > **15. He that justifieth the wicked, and he that condemneth the just, even they both are abomination to the LORD.** > > 16. Wherefore is there a price in the hand of a fool to get wisdom, seeing he hath no heart to it? 17. A friend loveth at all times, and a brother is born for adversity. (Proverbs 17:13-17, KJV) **YLT** ([YLT](/codex/ylt/)) > 13. Whoso is returning evil for good, Evil moveth not from his house. 14. The beginning of contention [is] a letting out of waters, And before it is meddled with leave the strife. > > **15. Whoso is justifying the wicked, And condemning the righteous, Even both of these [are] an abomination to Jehovah.** > > 16. Why [is] this, a price in the hand of a fool to buy wisdom, And a heart there is none? 17. At all times is the friend loving, And a brother for adversity is born. (Proverbs 17:13-17, YLT) ## Setting - **Speaker:** _TBD_ - **Audience:** _TBD_ - **Location:** _TBD_ - **Time period:** _TBD_ ## 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._ - _TBD_ - _TBD_ - _TBD_ - _TBD_ ## Notes _Your annotations._ ## 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](/codex/asv/)** (American Standard Version, 1901). The basis of the modern critical-text English tradition. - **[WEB](/codex/web/)** (World English Bible, contemporary). Public-domain revision in the ASV line, in current English. - **[KJV](/codex/kjv/)** (King James Version, 1611). Reformation-era, Textus Receptus base. - **[YLT](/codex/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. See [Bibles](/codex/bibles/) for the full per-translation history, translators, textual basis, strengths, and weaknesses.