Passage

Proverbs 3.19

Book: Proverbs · NASB95

Immediate context (±2 verses)

ASV (ASV)

"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."

"20. By his knowledge the depths were broken up, And the skies drop down the dew. 21. My son, let them not depart from thine eyes; Keep sound wisdom and discretion:" (Proverbs 3:17-21, ASV)

WEB (WEB)

"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."

"20. By his knowledge, the depths were broken up, and the skies drop down the dew. 21. My son, let them not depart from your eyes. Keep sound wisdom and discretion:" (Proverbs 3:17-21, WEB)

KJV (KJV)

"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}"

"20. By his knowledge the depths are broken up, and the clouds drop down the dew. 21. My son, let not them depart from thine eyes: keep sound wisdom and discretion:" (Proverbs 3:17-21, KJV)

YLT (YLT)

"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."

"20. By His knowledge depths have been rent, And clouds do drop dew. 21. My son! let them not turn from thine eyes, Keep thou wisdom and thoughtfulness," (Proverbs 3:17-21, 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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Argument from Intelligibility

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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