Passage

Proverbs 5.21

Book: Proverbs · NASB95

Immediate context (±2 verses)

ASV

19. As a loving hind and a pleasant doe, Let her breasts satisfy thee at all times; And be thou ravished always with her love. 20. For why shouldest thou, my son, be ravished with a strange woman, And embrace the bosom of a foreigner?

21. For the ways of man are before the eyes of Jehovah; And he maketh level all his paths.

His own iniquities shall take the wicked, And he shall be holden with the cords of his sin. 23. He shall die for lack of instruction; And in the greatness of his folly he shall go astray. (Proverbs 5:19-23, ASV)

WEB

19. A loving doe and a graceful deer, let her breasts satisfy you at all times. Be captivated always with her love. 20. For why should you, my son, be captivated with an adulteress? Why embrace the bosom of another?

21. For the ways of man are before Yahweh’s eyes. He examines all his paths.

The evil deeds of the wicked ensnare him. The cords of his sin hold him firmly. 23. He will die for lack of instruction. In the greatness of his folly, he will go astray. (Proverbs 5:19-23, WEB)

KJV

19. Let her be as the loving hind and pleasant roe; let her breasts satisfy thee at all times; and be thou ravished always with her love. ^{satisfy: Heb. water thee} ^{be thou: Heb. err thou always in her love} 20. And why wilt thou, my son, be ravished with a strange woman, and embrace the bosom of a stranger?

21. For the ways of man are before the eyes of the LORD, and he pondereth all his goings.

His own iniquities shall take the wicked himself, and he shall be holden with the cords of his sins. ^{sins: Heb. sin} 23. He shall die without instruction; and in the greatness of his folly he shall go astray. (Proverbs 5:19-23, KJV)

YLT

19. A hind of loves, and a roe of grace! Let her loves satisfy thee at all times, In her love magnify thyself continually. 20. And why dost thou magnify thyself, My son, with a stranger? And embrace the bosom of a strange woman?

21. For over-against the eyes of Jehovah are the ways of each, And all his paths He is pondering.

His own iniquities do capture the wicked, And with the ropes of his sin he is holden. 23. He dieth without instruction, And in the abundance of his folly magnifieth himself! (Proverbs 5:19-23, YLT)

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Theological reading

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Key words

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Arguments and defeaters:

Argument from the Demand to Be Witnessed

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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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