Passage

Proverbs 28.19

Book: Proverbs · NASB95

Immediate context (±2 verses)

ASV (ASV)

"17. A man that is laden with the blood of any person Shall flee unto the pit; Let no man stay him. 18. Whoso walketh uprightly shall be delivered; But he that is perverse in his ways shall fall at once."

"19. He that tilleth his land shall have plenty of bread; But he that followeth after vain persons shall have poverty enough."

"20. A faithful man shall abound with blessings; But he that maketh haste to be rich shall not be unpunished. 21. To have respect of persons is not good; Neither that a man should transgress for a piece of bread." (Proverbs 28:17-21, ASV)

WEB (WEB)

"17. A man who is tormented by life blood will be a fugitive until death; no one will support him. 18. Whoever walks blamelessly is kept safe; but one with perverse ways will fall suddenly."

"19. One who works his land will have an abundance of food; but one who chases fantasies will have his fill of poverty."

"20. A faithful man is rich with blessings; but one who is eager to be rich will not go unpunished. 21. To show partiality is not good; yet a man will do wrong for a piece of bread." (Proverbs 28:17-21, WEB)

KJV (KJV)

"17. A man that doeth violence to the blood of any person shall flee to the pit; let no man stay him. 18. Whoso walketh uprightly shall be saved: but he that is perverse in his ways shall fall at once."

"19. He that tilleth his land shall have plenty of bread: but he that followeth after vain persons shall have poverty enough."

"20. A faithful man shall abound with blessings: but he that maketh haste to be rich shall not be innocent. ^{innocent: or, unpunished} 21. To have respect of persons is not good: for for a piece of bread that man will transgress." (Proverbs 28:17-21, KJV)

YLT (YLT)

"17. A man oppressed with the blood of a soul, Unto the pit fleeth, none taketh hold on him. 18. Whoso is walking uprightly is saved, And the perverted of ways falleth at once."

"19. Whoso is tilling his ground is satisfied [with] bread, And whoso is pursuing vanity, Is filled [with] poverty."

"20. A stedfast man hath multiplied blessings, And whoso is hasting to be rich is not acquitted. 21. To discern faces is not good, And for a piece of bread doth a man transgress." (Proverbs 28:17-21, 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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Quoted in

Kingdom Business

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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