Parallel Verses

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

A vain body exalteth himself, and man, newborn, is like a wild ass's colt.

New American Standard Bible

An idiot will become intelligent
When the foal of a wild donkey is born a man.

King James Version

For vain man would be wise, though man be born like a wild ass's colt.

Holman Bible

But a stupid man will gain understanding
as soon as a wild donkey is born a man!

International Standard Version

An empty-headed person will gain understanding when a wild donkey is born a human being!"

A Conservative Version

But vain man is void of understanding. Yea, man is born [as] a wild donkey's colt.

American Standard Version

But vain man is void of understanding, Yea, man is born as a wild ass's colt.

Amplified


“But a hollow (empty-headed) man will become intelligent and wise
[Only] when the colt of a wild donkey is born as a man.

Bible in Basic English

And so a hollow-minded man will get wisdom, when a young ass of the field gets teaching.

Darby Translation

Yet a senseless man will make bold, though man be born like the foal of a wild ass.

Julia Smith Translation

And man being empty will be without heart: and man will be born a wild ass's colt

King James 2000

For a vain man will be wise, when a man is born a wild donkey's colt.

Lexham Expanded Bible

But {an empty-headed person} will get understanding when a wild donkey's colt is born [as] a human being.

Modern King James verseion

For foolish man would be wise, and man is born a wild ass's colt.

NET Bible

But an empty man will become wise, when a wild donkey's colt is born a human being.

New Heart English Bible

An empty-headed man becomes wise when a man is born as a wild donkey's colt.

The Emphasized Bible

But, an empty person, will get sense, when, a wild ass's colt, is born a man!

Webster

For vain man would be wise, though man is born like a wild ass's colt.

World English Bible

An empty-headed man becomes wise when a man is born as a wild donkey's colt.

Youngs Literal Translation

And empty man is bold, And the colt of a wild ass man is born.

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
נבב 
Nabab 
Usage: 4

man
אישׁ 
'iysh 
Usage: 692

would be wise
לבב 
Labab 
Usage: 5

אדם 
'adam 
Usage: 541

be born
ילד 
Yalad 
Usage: 497

פּרה פּרא 
Pere' 
Usage: 10

References

Easton

Ass

Fausets

Hastings

Morish

Ass

Watsons

Ass

Context Readings

God Can Do As He Pleases

11 For it is he that knoweth the vanity of men. He seeth their wickedness also; should he not then consider it? 12 A vain body exalteth himself, and man, newborn, is like a wild ass's colt. 13 "If thou hadst now a right heart, and liftest up thine hands toward him;

Cross References

Job 39:5-8

Who letteth the wild ass go free, or who looseth the bonds of the mule?

Psalm 73:22

So foolish was I, and ignorant, even as it were a beast before thee.

Ecclesiastes 3:18

I communed with mine own heart also concerning the children of men: how God hath chosen them, and yet letteth them appear as though they were beasts.

Job 5:13

which compasseth the wise in their own craftiness, and overthroweth the counsel of the wicked.

Job 6:5

Doth the wild ass roar when he hath grass? Or crieth the ox, when he hath fodder enough?

Job 12:2-3

"Then, no doubt, ye are the men alone; and wisdom shall perish with you.

Job 15:14

What is man, that he should be clean? What hath he, which is born of a woman, whereby he might be known to be righteous?

Job 28:28

And unto man he said, 'Behold, to fear the LORD is wisdom: and to forsake evil, is understanding.'"

Psalm 51:5

Behold, I was born in wickedness, and in sin hath my mother conceived me.

Psalm 62:9-10

As for men they are but vanity; the children of men are deceitful. Upon the weights they are altogether lighter than vanity itself.

Psalm 92:6

An unwise man will not know this, and a fool will not understand it -

Proverbs 30:2-4

For though I am the least of all, and have no man's understanding

Jeremiah 2:24

and thy wantonness is like a wild Ass, that useth the wilderness, and that snuffeth and bloweth at his will. Who can tame thee? All they that seek thee, shall not fail, but find thee in thy own uncleanness.

Romans 1:22

When they counted themselves wise, they became fools

Romans 12:16

Be of like affection one towards another. Be not high minded, but make yourselves equal to them of the lower sort. Be not wise in your own opinions.

1 Corinthians 3:18-20

Let no man deceive himself. If any man seem wise among you, let him be a fool in this world, that he may be wise.

Ephesians 2:3

among which we also had our conversation in time past, in the lusts of our flesh, and fulfilled the will of the flesh, and of the mind: and were naturally the children of wrath, even as well as others.

James 2:20

Wilt thou understand, o thou vain man, that faith without deeds is dead?

James 3:13-17

If any man be wise and endued with learning among you, let him show the works of his good conversation in meekness that is coupled with wisdom.

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