ris3n's Apologetics Codex

Passage

Proverbs 27.3

Book: Proverbs · ASV / WEB / KJV / YLT

Immediate context (±2 verses)

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ASV
  1. Boast not thyself of to-morrow; For thou knowest not what a day may bring forth. 2. Let another man praise thee, and not thine own mouth; A stranger, and not thine own lips.

3. A stone is heavy, and the sand weighty; But a fool's vexation is heavier than they both.

  1. Wrath is cruel, and anger is overwhelming; But who is able to stand before jealousy? 5. Better is open rebuke Than love that is hidden. (Proverbs 27:1-5, ASV)
WEB
  1. Don’t boast about tomorrow; for you don’t know what a day may bring. 2. Let another man praise you, and not your own mouth; a stranger, and not your own lips.

3. A stone is heavy, and sand is a burden; but a fool’s provocation is heavier than both.

  1. Wrath is cruel, and anger is overwhelming; but who is able to stand before jealousy? 5. Better is open rebuke than hidden love. (Proverbs 27:1-5, WEB)
KJV
  1. Boast not thyself of to morrow; for thou knowest not what a day may bring forth. to: Heb. to morrow day 2. Let another man praise thee, and not thine own mouth; a stranger, and not thine own lips.

3. A stone is heavy, and the sand weighty; but a fool's wrath is heavier than them both. heavy: Heb. heaviness

  1. Wrath is cruel, and anger is outrageous; but who is able to stand before envy? Wrath: Heb. Wrath is cruelty, and anger an overflowing envy: or, jealousy? 5. Open rebuke is better than secret love. (Proverbs 27:1-5, KJV)
YLT
  1. Boast not thyself of to-morrow, For thou knowest not what a day bringeth forth. 2. Let another praise thee, and not thine own mouth, A stranger, and not thine own lips.

3. A stone [is] heavy, and the sand [is] heavy, And the anger of a fool Is heavier than they both.

  1. Fury [is] fierce, and anger [is] overflowing, And who standeth before jealousy? 5. Better [is] open reproof than hidden love. (Proverbs 27:1-5, 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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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.

See Bibles for the full per-translation history, translators, textual basis, strengths, and weaknesses.