Passage

Proverbs 3.17

Book: Proverbs · NASB95

Immediate context (±2 verses)

ASV (ASV)

"15. She is more precious than rubies: And none of the things thou canst desire are to be compared unto her. 16. Length of days is in her right hand; In her left hand are riches and honor."

"17. Her ways are ways of pleasantness, And all her paths are peace."

"18. She is a tree of life to them that lay hold upon her: And happy is every one that retaineth her. 19. Jehovah by wisdom founded the earth; By understanding he established the heavens." (Proverbs 3:15-19, ASV)

WEB (WEB)

"15. She is more precious than rubies. None of the things you can desire are to be compared to her. 16. Length of days is in her right hand. In her left hand are riches and honor."

"17. Her ways are ways of pleasantness. All her paths are peace."

"18. She is a tree of life to those who lay hold of her. Happy is everyone who retains her. 19. By wisdom Yahweh founded the earth. By understanding, he established the heavens." (Proverbs 3:15-19, WEB)

KJV (KJV)

"15. She is more precious than rubies: and all the things thou canst desire are not to be compared unto her. 16. Length of days is in her right hand; and in her left hand riches and honour."

"17. Her ways are ways of pleasantness, and all her paths are peace."

"18. She is a tree of life to them that lay hold upon her: and happy is every one that retaineth her. 19. The LORD by wisdom hath founded the earth; by understanding hath he established the heavens. ^{established: or, prepared}" (Proverbs 3:15-19, KJV)

YLT (YLT)

"15. Precious she [is] above rubies, And all thy pleasures are not comparable to her. 16. Length of days [is] in her right hand, In her left [are] wealth and honour."

"17. Her ways [are] ways of pleasantness, And all her paths [are] peace."

"18. A tree of life she [is] to those laying hold on her, And whoso is retaining her [is] happy. 19. Jehovah by wisdom did found the earth, He prepared the heavens by understanding." (Proverbs 3:15-19, YLT)

Setting

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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

H7965 - shalom

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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