Passage

Proverbs 6.13

Book: Proverbs · NASB95

Immediate context (±2 verses)

ASV (ASV)

"11. So shall thy poverty come as a robber, And thy want as an armed man. 12. A worthless person, a man of iniquity, Is he that walketh with a perverse mouth;"

"13. That winketh with his eyes, that speaketh with his feet, That maketh signs with his fingers;"

"14. In whose heart is perverseness, Who deviseth evil continually, Who soweth discord. 15. Therefore shall his calamity come suddenly; On a sudden shall he be broken, and that without remedy." (Proverbs 6:11-15, ASV)

WEB (WEB)

"11. so your poverty will come as a robber, and your scarcity as an armed man. 12. A worthless person, a man of iniquity, is he who walks with a perverse mouth;"

"13. who winks with his eyes, who signals with his feet, who motions with his fingers;"

"14. in whose heart is perverseness, who devises evil continually, who always sows discord. 15. Therefore his calamity will come suddenly. He will be broken suddenly, and that without remedy." (Proverbs 6:11-15, WEB)

KJV (KJV)

"11. So shall thy poverty come as one that travelleth, and thy want as an armed man. 12. A naughty person, a wicked man, walketh with a froward mouth."

"13. He winketh with his eyes, he speaketh with his feet, he teacheth with his fingers;"

"14. Frowardness is in his heart, he deviseth mischief continually; he soweth discord. ^{soweth: Heb. casteth forth} 15. Therefore shall his calamity come suddenly; suddenly shall he be broken without remedy." (Proverbs 6:11-15, KJV)

YLT (YLT)

"11. And thy poverty hath come as a traveller, And thy want as an armed man. 12. A man of worthlessness, a man of iniquity, Walking [with] perverseness of mouth,"

"13. Winking with his eyes, speaking with his feet, Directing with his fingers,"

"14. Frowardness [is] in his heart, devising evil at all times, Contentions he sendeth forth. 15. Therefore suddenly cometh his calamity, Instantly he is broken, and no healing." (Proverbs 6:11-15, YLT)

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Theological reading

Patristic / early-church-father exegesis, to be added.

Key words

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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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