Parallel Verses
Bible in Basic English
Where there are no oxen, their food-place is clean; but much increase comes through the strength of the ox.
New American Standard Bible
But much revenue comes by the strength of the ox.
King James Version
Where no oxen are, the crib is clean: but much increase is by the strength of the ox.
Holman Bible
but an abundant harvest comes
through the strength of an ox.
International Standard Version
Where there are no oxen, the feeding trough is clean, but profits come through the strength of the ox.
A Conservative Version
Where no oxen are, the crib is clean, but by the strength of the ox is much increase.
American Standard Version
Where no oxen are, the crib is clean; But much increase is by the strength of the ox.
Amplified
Where there are no oxen, the manger is clean,
But much revenue [because of good crops] comes by the strength of the ox.
Darby Translation
Where no oxen are, the crib is clean; but much increase is by the strength of the ox.
Julia Smith Translation
In no oxen the stall clean, and much increase in the strength of the ox.
King James 2000
Where no oxen are, the crib is clean: but much increase is by the strength of the ox.
Lexham Expanded Bible
{When there are no} oxen the manger is empty, but an abundance of crops [comes] by the strength of an ox.
Modern King James verseion
Where no cattle are, the stall is clean, but much gain is by the strength of the ox.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
Where no oxen are, there the crib is empty; but where the oxen labour there is much fruit.
NET Bible
Where there are no oxen, the feeding trough is clean, but an abundant harvest is produced by strong oxen.
New Heart English Bible
Where no oxen are, the crib is clean, but much increase is by the strength of the ox.
The Emphasized Bible
Without cattle, the crib is clean, but, much increase, is in the strength of the ox.
Webster
Where no oxen are, the crib is clean: but much increase is by the strength of the ox.
World English Bible
Where no oxen are, the crib is clean, but much increase is by the strength of the ox.
Youngs Literal Translation
Without oxen a stall is clean, And great is the increase by the power of the ox.
Topics
Word Count of 20 Translations in Proverbs 14:4
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Context Readings
Proverbs Of Solomon
3 In the mouth of the foolish man is a rod for his back, but the lips of the wise will keep them safe. 4 Where there are no oxen, their food-place is clean; but much increase comes through the strength of the ox. 5 A true witness does not say what is false, but a false witness is breathing out deceit.
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Cross References
Proverbs 13:23
There is much food in the ploughed land of the poor; but it is taken away by wrongdoing.
Amos 4:6
But in all your towns I have kept food from your teeth, and in all your places there has been need of bread: and still you have not come back to me, says the Lord.
1 Corinthians 9:9-11
For it says in the law of Moses, It is not right to keep the ox from taking the grain when he is crushing it. Is it for the oxen that God is giving orders?