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Proverbs 31.10

Book: Proverbs · NASB95

Immediate context (±2 verses)

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ASV

8. Open thy mouth for the dumb, In the cause of all such as are left desolate. 9. Open thy mouth, judge righteously, And minister justice to the poor and needy.

10. A worthy woman who can find? For her price is far above rubies.

  1. The heart of her husband trusteth in her, And he shall have no lack of gain. 12. She doeth him good and not evil All the days of her life. (Proverbs 31:8-12, ASV)
WEB

8. Open your mouth for the mute, in the cause of all who are left desolate. 9. Open your mouth, judge righteously, and serve justice to the poor and needy.”

10. Who can find a worthy woman? For her price is far above rubies.

  1. The heart of her husband trusts in her. He shall have no lack of gain. 12. She does him good, and not harm, all the days of her life. (Proverbs 31:8-12, WEB)
KJV

8. Open thy mouth for the dumb in the cause of all such as are appointed to destruction. such: Heb. the sons of destruction 9. Open thy mouth, judge righteously, and plead the cause of the poor and needy.

10. Who can find a virtuous woman? for her price is far above rubies.

  1. The heart of her husband doth safely trust in her, so that he shall have no need of spoil. 12. She will do him good and not evil all the days of her life. (Proverbs 31:8-12, KJV)
YLT

8. Open thy mouth for the dumb, For the right of all sons of change. 9. Open thy mouth, judge righteously, Both the cause of the poor and needy!'

10. A woman of worth who doth find? Yea, far above rubies [is] her price.

  1. The heart of her husband hath trusted in her, And spoil he lacketh not. 12. She hath done him good, and not evil, All days of her life. (Proverbs 31:8-12, 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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