Parallel Verses
Julia Smith Translation
Good understanding shall give grace: and the way of the transgressing is perpetuity.
New American Standard Bible
But the way of the treacherous is hard.
King James Version
Good understanding giveth favour: but the way of transgressors is hard.
Holman Bible
but the way of the treacherous never changes.
International Standard Version
Good understanding produces grace, but the lifestyle of the treacherous never changes.
A Conservative Version
Good understanding gives favor, but the way of the transgressor is hard.
American Standard Version
Good understanding giveth favor; But the way of the transgressor is hard.
Amplified
Good understanding wins favor [from others],
But the way of the unfaithful is hard [like barren, dry soil].
Bible in Basic English
Wise behaviour gets approval, but the way of the false is their destruction.
Darby Translation
Good understanding procureth favour; but the way of the treacherous is hard.
King James 2000
Good understanding gives favor: but the way of transgressors is hard.
Lexham Expanded Bible
Good sense grants favor, but the way of the faithless is coarse.
Modern King James verseion
Good understanding gives favor, but the way of traitors is ever flowing.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
Good understanding giveth favour; but hard is the way of the despisers.
NET Bible
Keen insight wins favor, but the conduct of the unfaithful is harsh.
New Heart English Bible
Good understanding wins favor; but the way of the unfaithful is hard.
The Emphasized Bible
Sound discretion, yieldeth favour, but, the way of the treacherous, is rugged.
Webster
Good understanding giveth favor: but the way of transgressors is hard.
World English Bible
Good understanding wins favor; but the way of the unfaithful is hard.
Youngs Literal Translation
Good understanding giveth grace, And the way of the treacherous is hard.
Themes
Evil » Way » General references to
Pathway of sin » General references to
Sinners » Disowned » Misery of
Understanding » Good understanding
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Word Count of 20 Translations in Proverbs 13:15
Verse Info
Context Readings
A Wise Son Lives Righteously
14 The law of the wise one a fountain of life, to depart from the snares of death. 15 Good understanding shall give grace: and the way of the transgressing is perpetuity. 16 Every prudent one will do in knowledge: and the foolish one will spread folly.
Cross References
Proverbs 3:4
And find grace and good understanding in the eyes of God and man.
Luke 2:52
And Jesus advanced in wisdom and age, and in grace with God and man.
1 Samuel 18:14-16
And David will be prudent in all his ways; and Jehovah with him.
Psalm 95:9-11
When your fathers tempted me, they proved me; also they saw my works.
Psalm 111:10
The beginning of wisdom is the fear of Jehovah: a good understanding to all doing them: his praise stands forever.
Proverbs 4:19
The way of the unjust as darkness: they shall not know in what they shall stumble.
Proverbs 14:35
The acceptance of the king to a servant of understanding: and his wrath shall be to him causing shame.
Proverbs 15:10
Correction is evil to him forsaking the way: he hating reproof shall die.
Jeremiah 2:19
Thy wickedness shall correct thee, and thy turnings back shall convict thee: and know thou and see that evil and bitter thy forsaking Jehovah thy God, and that my fear was not to thee, says the Lord Jehovah of armies.
Acts 7:10
And took him out of all his pressures, and gave him grace and wisdom before Pharaoh king of Egypt; and set him leader over Egypt and his whole house.
Romans 6:21
Therefore what fruit had ye then of what ye are now ashamed? for the end of these, death.