Commentary— Tyndale Open Study Notes (plain English)
7:6-23 The young man’s father tells a story to illustrate his teaching about immoral women. 7:6-7 Naive young men, not yet set in their ways, are still open to correction. With each foolish act, they move closer to becoming fools.
Commentary— Tyndale Open Study Notes (plain English)
7:6-23 The young man’s father tells a story to illustrate his teaching about immoral women. 7:6-7 Naive young men, not yet set in their ways, are still open to correction. With each foolish act, they move closer to becoming fools.
Literal English (Darby)ⓘThe Darby Bible (1890) — a deliberately literal, word-for-word translation used here as the Old Testament comparison text.The Darby Bible (1890) — a deliberately literal, word-for-word translation used here as the Old Testament comparison text.
and I beheld among the simple ones, I discerned among the sons, a young man void of understanding,
Hebrew (Masoretic Text)ⓘThe Masoretic Text — the authoritative Hebrew manuscript tradition behind most Old Testaments, standardized by Jewish scribes (the Masoretes) between roughly the 7th and 10th centuries AD.The Masoretic Text — the authoritative Hebrew manuscript tradition behind most Old Testaments, standardized by Jewish scribes (the Masoretes) between roughly the 7th and 10th centuries AD.
King James VersionⓘKing James Version (1611) — the classic formal, word-for-word English translation. Historic and widely memorized, but uses Early Modern English vocabulary.
King James Version (1611) — the classic formal, word-for-word English translation. Historic and widely memorized, but uses Early Modern English vocabulary.
And beheld among the simple ones, I discerned among the youths, a young man void of understanding,
American Standard VersionⓘAmerican Standard Version (1901) — a more literal, precision-focused revision in the King James tradition.American Standard Version (1901) — a more literal, precision-focused revision in the King James tradition.
And I beheld among the simple ones, I discerned among the youths, A young man void of understanding,
World English BibleⓘWorld English Bible — a modern, public-domain update to the KJV/ASV formal style, without archaic language.World English Bible — a modern, public-domain update to the KJV/ASV formal style, without archaic language.
I saw among the simple ones. I discerned among the youths a young man void of understanding,
Bible in Basic EnglishⓘBible in Basic English (1949) — deliberately written using a limited vocabulary of about 1,000 words.Bible in Basic English (1949) — deliberately written using a limited vocabulary of about 1,000 words.