Passage

Proverbs 27.6

Book: Proverbs · NASB95

Immediate context (±2 verses)

ASV (ASV)

"4. 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."

"6. Faithful are the wounds of a friend; But the kisses of an enemy are profuse."

"7. The full soul loatheth a honeycomb; But to the hungry soul every bitter thing is sweet. 8. As a bird that wandereth from her nest, So is a man that wandereth from his place." (Proverbs 27:4-8, ASV)

WEB (WEB)

"4. Wrath is cruel, and anger is overwhelming; but who is able to stand before jealousy? 5. Better is open rebuke than hidden love."

"6. Faithful are the wounds of a friend; although the kisses of an enemy are profuse."

"7. A full soul loathes a honeycomb; but to a hungry soul, every bitter thing is sweet. 8. As a bird that wanders from her nest, so is a man who wanders from his home." (Proverbs 27:4-8, WEB)

KJV (KJV)

"4. 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."

"6. Faithful are the wounds of a friend; but the kisses of an enemy are deceitful. ^{deceitful: or, earnest, or, frequent}"

"7. The full soul loatheth an honeycomb; but to the hungry soul every bitter thing is sweet. ^{loatheth: Heb. treadeth under foot} 8. As a bird that wandereth from her nest, so is a man that wandereth from his place." (Proverbs 27:4-8, KJV)

YLT (YLT)

"4. Fury [is] fierce, and anger [is] overflowing, And who standeth before jealousy? 5. Better [is] open reproof than hidden love."

"6. Faithful are the wounds of a lover, And abundant the kisses of an enemy."

"7. A satiated soul treadeth down a honeycomb, And [to] a hungry soul every bitter thing [is] sweet. 8. As a bird wandering from her nest, So [is] a man wandering from his place." (Proverbs 27:4-8, 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.

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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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