Proverbs 22.7

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Biblical Stewardship

Proverbs 22.7

Book: Proverbs · ASV / WEB / KJV / YLT

Immediate context (±2 verses)

ASV (ASV)

"5. Thorns and snares are in the way of the perverse: He that keepeth his soul shall be far from them. 6. Train up a child in the way he should go, And even when he is old he will not depart from it."

"7. The rich ruleth over the poor; And the borrower is servant to the lender."

"8. He that soweth iniquity shall reap calamity; And the rod of his wrath shall fail. 9. He that hath a bountiful eye shall be blessed; For he giveth of his bread to the poor." (Proverbs 22:5-9, ASV)

WEB (WEB)

"5. Thorns and snares are in the path of the wicked: whoever guards his soul stays from them. 6. Train up a child in the way he should go, and when he is old he will not depart from it."

"7. The rich rule over the poor. The borrower is servant to the lender."

"8. He who sows wickedness reaps trouble, and the rod of his fury will be destroyed. 9. He who has a generous eye will be blessed; for he shares his food with the poor." (Proverbs 22:5-9, WEB)

KJV (KJV)

"5. Thorns and snares are in the way of the froward: he that doth keep his soul shall be far from them. 6. Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it. ^{Train: or, Catechise} ^{in: Heb. in his way}"

"7. The rich ruleth over the poor, and the borrower is servant to the lender. ^{the lender: Heb. the man that lendeth}"

"8. He that soweth iniquity shall reap vanity: and the rod of his anger shall fail. ^{the rod: or, with the rod of his anger he shall be consumed} 9. He that hath a bountiful eye shall be blessed; for he giveth of his bread to the poor. ^{He that: Heb. Good of eye}" (Proverbs 22:5-9, KJV)

YLT (YLT)

"5. Thorns, snares [are] in the way of the perverse, Whoso is keeping his soul is far from them. 6. Give instruction to a youth about his way, Even when he is old he turneth not from it."

"7. The rich over the poor ruleth, And a servant [is] the borrower to the lender."

"8. Whoso is sowing perverseness reapeth sorrow, And the rod of his anger weareth out. 9. The good of eye, he is blessed, For he hath given of his bread to the poor." (Proverbs 22:5-9, 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

H5650 - ebed, ebed (Strong's H5650). Also appears in: Genesis 9.26, Genesis 12, Genesis 18.1-15.

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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