Parallel Verses
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.
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,
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 So shall thine eyes look unto strange women, and thine heart shall muse upon froward things. 34 Yea, thou shalt be as though thou slept in the midst of the sea, or on the top of the mast of a ship. 35 "They wounded me," shalt thou say, "but it hath not hurt me. They smote me, but I felt it not. When I am well awakened, I will go to the drink again."
Cross References
Exodus 15:8
With the breath of thine anger the water gathered together and the floods stood still as a rock, and the deep water congealed together in the midst of the sea.
1 Samuel 25:33-38
And blessed be thy behaviour, and blessed be thou which hath kept me this day from coming to shed blood and from avenging myself with mine own hand.
1 Samuel 30:16-17
And when he had brought him: see, they lay scattered abroad upon the earth, eating and drinking and triumphing over all the great prey that they had carried away out of the land of the Philistines, and out of the land of Judah.
2 Samuel 13:28
Then Absalom commanded his young men, saying, "Mark when Amnon's heart is merry with wine; and when I bid you smite Amnon, then kill him. Fear not, for it is I that bid you. Be bold therefore and play the lusty bloods."
1 Kings 16:9
And his servant Zimri captain of half his chariots, conspired against him, as he was in Tirzah drinking of strong drink, in the house of Arza steward of his house in Tirzah.
1 Kings 20:16-22
And they went out at noon when Benhadad was a drinking strong drink in the pavilions with the thirty two kings that holp him.
Joel 1:5
Wake up ye drunkards, and weep: mourn all ye wine sippers because of your sweet wine, for it shall be taken away from your mouth.
Matthew 24:38
For as in the days before the flood: they did eat and drink, marry, and were married, even unto the day that Noah entered in to the ship,
Luke 17:27-29
They ate, they drank, they married wives and were married even unto the same day that Noah went into the ark, and the flood came, and destroyed them all.
Luke 21:34
Take heed to yourselves, lest your hearts be overcome with surfeiting and drunkenness, and cares of this world: and that, that day come on you unawares.
1 Thessalonians 5:2-7
for ye your selves know perfectly, that the day of the Lord shall come even as a thief in the night.