Proverbs 3.5

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Proverbs 3.5

Book: Proverbs · ASV / WEB / KJV / YLT

Immediate context (±2 verses)

ASV (ASV)

"3. Let not kindness and truth forsake thee: Bind them about thy neck; Write them upon the tablet of thy heart: 4. So shalt thou find favor and good understanding In the sight of God and man."

"5. Trust in Jehovah with all thy heart, And lean not upon thine own understanding:"

"6. In all thy ways acknowledge him, And he will direct thy paths. 7. Be not wise in thine own eyes; Fear Jehovah, and depart from evil:" (Proverbs 3:3-7, ASV)

WEB (WEB)

"3. Don’t let kindness and truth forsake you. Bind them around your neck. Write them on the tablet of your heart. 4. So you will find favor, and good understanding in the sight of God and man."

"5. Trust in Yahweh with all your heart, and don’t lean on your own understanding."

"6. In all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make your paths straight. 7. Don’t be wise in your own eyes. Fear Yahweh, and depart from evil." (Proverbs 3:3-7, WEB)

KJV (KJV)

"3. Let not mercy and truth forsake thee: bind them about thy neck; write them upon the table of thine heart: 4. So shalt thou find favour and good understanding in the sight of God and man. ^{good: or, good success}"

"5. Trust in the LORD with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding."

"6. In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths. 7. Be not wise in thine own eyes: fear the LORD, and depart from evil." (Proverbs 3:3-7, KJV)

YLT (YLT)

"3. Let not kindness and truth forsake thee, Bind them on thy neck, Write them on the tablet of thy heart, 4. And find grace and good understanding In the eyes of God and man."

"5. Trust unto Jehovah with all thy heart, And unto thine own understanding lean not."

"6. In all thy ways know thou Him, And He doth make straight thy paths. 7. Be not wise in thine own eyes, Fear Jehovah, and turn aside from evil." (Proverbs 3:3-7, YLT)

Setting

Speaker: Solomon (principal); Agur; Lemuel; wise men
Audience: young Israelite men in the wisdom tradition
Location: Israel, Solomonic court
Time period: principal composition c. 970-930 BC (Solomon); compilation c. 700 BC (Hezekiah)

Theological reading

Key words

H3068 - YHWH, YHWH (Strong's H3068). Also appears in: Genesis 2.4, Genesis 2.7, Genesis 2.16-17.
H3820 - lev, lev (Strong's H3820). Also appears in: Genesis 6.5, Genesis 6, Genesis 18.1-15.

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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