Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
Or like one who lies down on the top of a
King James Version
Yea, thou shalt be as he that lieth down in the midst of the sea, or as he that lieth upon the top of a mast.
Holman Bible
or lying down on the top of a ship’s mast.
International Standard Version
You will be like someone who lies down in the sea, or like someone who sleeps on top of a mast.
American Standard Version
Yea, thou shalt be as he that lieth down in the midst of the sea, Or as he that lieth upon the top of a mast.
Amplified
And you will be [as unsteady] as one who lies down in the middle of the sea,
And [as vulnerable to disaster] as one who lies down on the top of a ship’s mast, saying,
Bible in Basic English
Yes, you will be like him who takes his rest on the sea, or on the top of a sail-support.
Darby Translation
and thou shalt be as he that lieth down in the midst of the sea, and as he that lieth down upon the top of a mast:
Julia Smith Translation
And thou wert as he lying down in the heart of the sea, and as he lying down upon the head of the mast
King James 2000
Yea, you shall be as he that lies down in the midst of the sea, or as he that lies upon the top of a mast.
Lexham Expanded Bible
And you will be like him who lies down in the heart of the sea, and like him who lies down on top of a mast.
Modern King James verseion
Yes, you shall be as one who lies down in the middle of the sea, or as one who lies upon the top of a mast,
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
Yea, thou shalt be as though thou slept in the midst of the sea, or on the top of the mast of a ship.
NET Bible
And you will be like one who lies down in the midst of the sea, and like one who lies down on the top of the rigging.
New Heart English Bible
Yes, you will be as he who lies down in the midst of the sea, or as he who lies on top of the rigging:
The Emphasized Bible
So shalt thou become, as one lying down in the heart of the sea, - or as one lying down on the top of the mastgear:
Webster
And thou shalt be as he that lieth down in the midst of the sea, or as he that lieth upon the top of a mast.
World English Bible
Yes, you will be as he who lies down in the midst of the sea, or as he who lies on top of the rigging:
Youngs Literal Translation
And thou hast been as one lying down in the heart of the sea, And as one lying down on the top of a mast.
Interlinear
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Word Count of 19 Translations in Proverbs 23:34
Verse Info
Context Readings
Learning From Your Father
33
Your eyes will see strange things, and your heart utter perverse things.
34
Or like one who lies down on the top of a
Cross References
Exodus 15:8
At the blast of your nostrils the waters piled up; the floods stood up in a heap; the deeps congealed in the heart of the sea.
1 Samuel 25:33-38
Blessed be your discretion, and blessed be you, who have kept me this day from bloodguilt and from avenging myself with my own hand!
1 Samuel 30:16-17
And when he had taken him down, behold, they were spread abroad over all the land, eating and drinking and dancing, because of all the great spoil they had taken from the land of the Philistines and from the land of Judah.
2 Samuel 13:28
Then Absalom commanded his servants, "Mark when Amnon's heart is merry with wine, and when I say to you, 'Strike Amnon,' then kill him. Do not fear; have I not commanded you? Be courageous and be valiant."
1 Kings 16:9
But his servant Zimri, commander of half his chariots, conspired against him. When he was at Tirzah, drinking himself drunk in the house of Arza, who was over the household in Tirzah,
1 Kings 20:16-22
And they went out at noon, while Ben-hadad was drinking himself drunk in the booths, he and the thirty-two kings who helped him.
Joel 1:5
Awake, you drunkards, and weep, and wail, all you drinkers of wine, because of the sweet wine, for it is cut off from your mouth.
Matthew 24:38
For as in those days before the flood they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day when Noah entered the ark,
Luke 17:27-29
They were eating and drinking and marrying and being given in marriage, until the day when Noah entered the ark, and the flood came and destroyed them all.
Luke 21:34
"But watch yourselves lest your hearts be weighed down with dissipation and drunkenness and cares of this life, and that day come upon you suddenly like a trap.
1 Thessalonians 5:2-7
For you yourselves are fully aware that the day of the Lord will come like a thief in the night.