Parallel Verses
Youngs Literal Translation
A desire accomplished is sweet to the soul, And an abomination to fools is: Turn from evil.
New American Standard Bible
But it is an abomination to fools to turn away from evil.
King James Version
The desire accomplished is sweet to the soul: but it is abomination to fools to depart from evil.
Holman Bible
but to turn from evil
is an abomination to fools.
International Standard Version
Fulfilled longing is sweet to the soul, but avoiding evil is detestable to the fool.
A Conservative Version
The desire accomplished is sweet to the soul, but it is an abomination to fools to depart from evil.
American Standard Version
The desire accomplished is sweet to the soul; But it is an abomination to fools to depart from evil.
Amplified
Desire realized is sweet to the soul;
But it is detestable to fools to turn away from evil [which they have planned].
Bible in Basic English
To get one's desire is sweet to the soul, but to give up evil is disgusting to the foolish.
Darby Translation
The desire accomplished is sweet to the soul; but it is abomination to the foolish to depart from evil.
Julia Smith Translation
The desire coming to pass, will be sweet to the soul: and an abomination to the foolish to depart from evil.
King James 2000
The desire accomplished is sweet to the soul: but it is abomination to fools to depart from evil.
Lexham Expanded Bible
A desire {fulfilled} will be sweet to the soul, but an abomination of fools is turning from evil.
Modern King James verseion
The desire fulfilled is sweet to the soul, but it is hateful to fools to turn from evil.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
When a desire is brought to pass, it delighteth the soul; but fools count it abomination to depart from evil.
NET Bible
A desire fulfilled is sweet to the soul, but fools abhor turning away from evil.
New Heart English Bible
Longing fulfilled is sweet to the soul, but fools detest turning from evil.
The Emphasized Bible
A desire fulfilled, is sweet to the soul, but it is, an abomination to the lawless, to depart from evil.
Webster
The desire accomplished is sweet to the soul: but it is abomination to fools to depart from evil.
World English Bible
Longing fulfilled is sweet to the soul, but fools detest turning from evil.
Themes
Desires » The desire accomplished
Evil » Who hates to depart from evil
Topics
Interlinear
Nephesh
Word Count of 20 Translations in Proverbs 13:19
Verse Info
Context Readings
A Wise Son Lives Righteously
18 Whoso is refusing instruction -- poverty and shame, And whoso is observing reproof is honoured. 19 A desire accomplished is sweet to the soul, And an abomination to fools is: Turn from evil. 20 Whoso is walking with wise men is wise, And a companion of fools suffereth evil.
Phrases
Cross References
Proverbs 13:12
Hope prolonged is making the heart sick, And a tree of life is the coming desire.
1 Kings 1:48
and also thus hath the king said, Blessed is Jehovah, God of Israel, who hath given to-day one sitting on my throne, and mine eyes seeing.'
Job 28:28
And He saith to man: -- 'Lo, fear of the Lord, that is wisdom, And to turn from evil is understanding.'
Psalm 21:1-2
To the Overseer. -- A Psalm of David. Jehovah, in Thy strength is the king joyful, In Thy salvation how greatly he rejoiceth.
Psalm 34:14
Turn aside from evil and do good, Seek peace and pursue it.
Psalm 37:27
Turn aside from evil, and do good, and dwell to the age.
Proverbs 3:7
Be not wise in thine own eyes, Fear Jehovah, and turn aside from evil.
Proverbs 16:6
In kindness and truth pardoned is iniquity, And in the fear of Jehovah Turn thou aside from evil.
Proverbs 16:17
A highway of the upright is, 'Turn from evil,' Whoso is preserving his soul is watching his way.
Proverbs 29:27
An abomination to the righteous is the perverse man, And an abomination to the wicked is the upright in the way!
Song of Songs 3:4
But a little I passed on from them, Till I found him whom my soul hath loved! I seized him, and let him not go, Till I brought him in unto the house of my mother -- And the chamber of her that conceived me.
2 Timothy 2:19
sure, nevertheless, hath the foundation of God stood, having this seal, 'The Lord hath known those who are His,' and 'Let him depart from unrighteousness -- every one who is naming the name of Christ.'
2 Timothy 4:7-8
the good strife I have striven, the course I have finished, the faith I have kept,
Revelation 7:14-17
and I have said to him, 'Sir, thou hast known;' and he said to me, 'These are those who are coming out of the great tribulation, and they did wash their robes, and they made their robes white in the blood of the Lamb;