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Proverbs 23:14-16
New King James Version
Proverbs 23:14-16
New King James Version
14 You shall beat him with a rod,
And deliver his soul from [a]hell.
15 My son, if your heart is wise,
My heart will rejoice—indeed, I myself;
16 Yes, my [b]inmost being will rejoice
When your lips speak right things.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 23:14 Or Sheol
- Proverbs 23:16 Lit. kidneys
Proverbs 23:14-16
English Standard Version
Proverbs 23:14-16
English Standard Version
14 If you strike him with the rod,
you will (A)save his soul from Sheol.
15 (B)My son, if your heart is wise,
my heart too will be glad.
16 My (C)inmost being[a] will exult
when your lips speak (D)what is right.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 23:16 Hebrew My kidneys
Mudre izreke 23:14-16
Biblija: suvremeni hrvatski prijevod
Mudre izreke 23:14-16
Biblija: suvremeni hrvatski prijevod
14 Batinom ga kažnjavaš,
ali od smrti ga spašavaš.
—13—
15 Sine, budeš li mudar,
ja ću biti radostan.
16 Svim srcem ću se veseliti
kad budeš istinito govorio.
Proverbs 23:14-16
New International Version
Proverbs 23:14-16
New International Version
14 Punish them with the rod
and save them from death.(A)
Saying 14
15 My son, if your heart is wise,
then my heart will be glad indeed;
16 my inmost being will rejoice
when your lips speak what is right.(B)
Proverbs 23:14-16
King James Version
Proverbs 23:14-16
King James Version
14 Thou shalt beat him with the rod, and shalt deliver his soul from hell.
15 My son, if thine heart be wise, my heart shall rejoice, even mine.
16 Yea, my reins shall rejoice, when thy lips speak right things.
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