Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
So is he who
In the midst of his days it will forsake him,
And in
King James Version
As the partridge sitteth on eggs, and hatcheth them not; so he that getteth riches, and not by right, shall leave them in the midst of his days, and at his end shall be a fool.
Holman Bible
is like a partridge that hatches eggs it didn’t lay.
In the middle of his days
his riches will abandon him,
so in the end he will be a fool.
International Standard Version
As a partridge gathers together eggs that it didn't lay, so is a person who amasses wealth unjustly. In the middle of his life it will leave him, and in the end he will prove to be a fool."
A Conservative Version
As the partridge that sits on [eggs] which she has not laid, so is he who gets riches, and not by right. In the midst of his days they shall leave him, and at his end he shall be a fool.
American Standard Version
As the partridge that sitteth on eggs which she hath not laid, so is he that getteth riches, and not by right; in the midst of his days they shall leave him, and at his end he shall be a fool.
Amplified
“Like the partridge that hatches eggs which she has not laid,
So is he who makes a fortune in ways that are unjust.
It will be lost to him before his days are over,
And in the end he will be [nothing but] a fool.”
Bible in Basic English
Like the partridge, getting eggs together but not producing young, is a man who gets wealth but not by right; before half his days are ended, it will go from him, and at his end he will be foolish.
Darby Translation
As the partridge sitteth on eggs it hath not laid, so is he that getteth riches and not by right: in the midst of his days shall he leave them, and at his end shall be a fool.
Julia Smith Translation
The partridge brooded and she brought not forth; to make riches and not in judgment, he shall leave them in the half of his days, and in his latter part he shall be foolish.
King James 2000
As the partridge sits on eggs, and hatches them not; so he that gets riches, and not by right, shall leave them in the midst of his days, and at his end shall be a fool.
Lexham Expanded Bible
[Like] a partridge that hatches eggs it did not lay [is] one who amasses wealth without justice. In the middle of his days it will leave him, and at his end he will [prove to] be a fool."
Modern King James verseion
The quail sits on eggs and does not hatch them; in the same way he who gets riches, and not by right, shall leave them in the middle of his days, and in his end he shall be a fool.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
The deceitful maketh a nest, but bringeth forth no young: He cometh by riches, but not righteously. In the midst of his life must he leave them behind him, and at the last be found a very fool.
NET Bible
The person who gathers wealth by unjust means is like the partridge that broods over eggs but does not hatch them. Before his life is half over he will lose his ill-gotten gains. At the end of his life it will be clear he was a fool."
New Heart English Bible
As the partridge that sits on eggs which she has not laid, so is he who gets riches, and not by right; in the midst of his days they shall leave him, and at his end he shall be a fool."
The Emphasized Bible
As a partridge gathereth eggs she did not lay, So is he that maketh riches but not with justice, - In the midst of his days, shall he leave them, And in his latter end, prove to have been base.
Webster
As the partridge sitteth on eggs, and hatcheth them not; so he that getteth riches, and not by right, shall leave them in the midst of his days, and at his end shall be a fool.
World English Bible
As the partridge that sits on [eggs] which she has not laid, so is he who gets riches, and not by right; in the midst of his days they shall leave him, and at his end he shall be a fool.
Youngs Literal Translation
A partridge hatching, and not bringing forth, Is one making wealth, and not by right, In the midst of his days he doth forsake it, And in his latter end -- he is a fool.
Themes
Business life » Dishonesty » Condemned
Business life » Dishonesty » Unjust gain
Fools » Characteristics of » Dishonesty
Riches » Denunciations against those who » Get, unlawfully
earthly Riches » The perils of » Fleeting and uncertain
Vices » Dishonesty » Condemned
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References
Word Count of 20 Translations in Jeremiah 17:11
Verse Info
Context Readings
The Deceitful Heart
10
I test the
Even
According to the
So is he who
In the midst of his days it will forsake him,
And in
Is the place of our sanctuary.
Names
Cross References
Luke 12:20
Psalm 55:23
But I will
Jeremiah 22:13
And his
Who uses his neighbor’s services without pay
And
Jeremiah 22:17
Are intent only upon your own
And on
And on practicing oppression and extortion.”
Proverbs 1:18-19
They ambush their own lives.
Proverbs 13:11
But the one who gathers
Proverbs 15:27
But he who
Proverbs 21:6
Is a fleeting vapor, the
Proverbs 23:5
For
Like an eagle that flies toward the heavens.
Proverbs 28:8
Gathers it
Proverbs 28:16
But he who hates unjust gain will prolong his days.
Proverbs 28:20
But he who
Proverbs 28:22
And does not know that want will come upon him.
Ecclesiastes 5:13-16
There is a grievous evil which I have seen under the sun:
Isaiah 1:23-24
And companions of thieves;
Everyone
And chases after rewards.
They
Nor does the widow’s plea come before them.
Jeremiah 5:27-28
So their houses are full of
Therefore they have become great and rich.
Ezekiel 22:12-13
In you they have
Hosea 12:7-8
He loves to oppress.
Amos 3:10
But they
Amos 8:4-6
Hear this, you who
Micah 2:1-2
Who work out evil on their beds!
For it is in the
Micah 2:9
Each one from her pleasant house.
From her children you take My
Micah 6:10-12
Along with treasures of
And a
Micah 7:3
The prince asks, also the judge, for a
And a great man speaks the desire of his soul;
So they weave it together.
Habakkuk 2:6-12
Even mockery and insinuations against him
And say, ‘
For how long—
And makes himself
Zephaniah 1:9
Who fill the house of their
Zechariah 5:4
I will
Zechariah 7:9-13
“Thus has the Lord of hosts said, ‘
Malachi 3:5
“Then I will draw near to you for judgment; and I will be a swift witness against the
Matthew 23:13
1 Timothy 6:9
Titus 1:11
who must be silenced because they are upsetting
James 5:3-5
Your gold and your silver have rusted; and their rust will be a witness against you and will consume your flesh like fire. It is
2 Peter 2:3
and in their
2 Peter 2:14
having eyes full of adultery that never cease from sin,