Parallel Verses
Youngs Literal Translation
Good understanding giveth grace, And the way of the treacherous is hard.
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.
Julia Smith Translation
Good understanding shall give grace: and the way of the transgressing is perpetuity.
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.
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 is a fountain of life, To turn aside from snares of death. 15 Good understanding giveth grace, And the way of the treacherous is hard. 16 Every prudent one dealeth with knowledge, And a fool spreadeth out folly.
Cross References
Proverbs 3:4
And find grace and good understanding In the eyes of God and man.
Luke 2:52
and Jesus was advancing in wisdom, and in stature, and in favour with God and men.
1 Samuel 18:14-16
And David is in all his ways acting wisely, and Jehovah is with him,
Psalm 95:9-11
Where your fathers have tried Me, Have proved Me, yea, have seen My work.
Psalm 111:10
The beginning of wisdom is fear of Jehovah, Good understanding have all doing them, His praise is standing for ever!
Proverbs 4:19
The way of the wicked is as darkness, They have not known at what they stumble.
Proverbs 14:35
The favour of a king is to a wise servant, And an object of his wrath is one causing shame!
Proverbs 15:10
Chastisement is grievous to him who is forsaking the path, Whoso is hating reproof dieth.
Jeremiah 2:19
Instruct thee doth thy wickedness, And thy backslidings reprove thee, Know and see that an evil and a bitter thing Is thy forsaking Jehovah thy God, And My fear not being on thee, An affirmation of the Lord Jehovah of Hosts.
Acts 7:10
and did deliver him out of all his tribulations, and gave him favour and wisdom before Pharaoh king of Egypt, and he did set him -- governor over Egypt and all his house.
Romans 6:21
what fruit, therefore, were ye having then, in the things of which ye are now ashamed? for the end of those is death.