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
Thine eyes shall behold strange women, and thine heart shall utter perverse things.
34
Or like one who lies down on the top of a
Cross References
Exodus 15:8
And with the blast of thy nostrils the waters were gathered together, the floods stood upright as a heap, and the depths were congealed in the heart of the sea.
1 Samuel 25:33-38
and blessed be thy advice, and blessed be thou who hast kept me this day from coming to shed blood and from avenging myself with my own hand.
1 Samuel 30:16-17
And so he brought him down, and behold, they were spread abroad upon all the earth, eating and drinking, and holding a feast because of all the great spoil that they had taken out of the land of the Philistines and out of the land of Judah.
2 Samuel 13:28
Now Absalom had commanded his servants, saying, Mark ye now when Amnon's heart is merry with wine, and when I say unto you, Smite Amnon, then kill him. Fear not; have I not commanded you? Be courageous, and be valiant.
1 Kings 16:9
And his slave Zimri, captain of half his chariots, conspired against him, as he was in Tirzah, drinking himself drunk in the house of Arza, steward of his house in Tirzah.
1 Kings 20:16-22
And they went out at noon. But Benhadad was drinking himself drunk in the pavilions, he and the kings, the thirty-two kings that helped him.
Joel 1:5
Awake, ye drunkards, and weep; and howl, all ye drinkers of wine, because of the new wine; for it is cut off from your mouth.
Matthew 24:38
For as they were in the days before the flood, eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day that Noah entered into the ark,
Luke 17:27-29
They ate, they drank, they married wives, they were given in marriage until the day that Noah entered into the ark, and the flood came and destroyed them all.
Luke 21:34
And take heed to yourselves, lest at any time your hearts be overcharged with excess and drunkenness and cares of this life, and so that day come upon you unawares.
1 Thessalonians 5:2-7
For ye know well that the day of the Lord shall come as a thief in the night.