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Proverbs 20:15
New English Translation
Proverbs 20:15
New English Translation
15 There is gold, and an abundance of rubies,
but[a] words of knowledge[b] are like[c] a precious jewel.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 20:15 tn The verse is usually taken as antithetical parallelism: There may be gold and rubies but the true gem is knowledge. However, C. H. Toy arranges it differently: “store of gold and wealth of corals and precious vessels—all are wise lips” (Proverbs [ICC], 388). But this uses the gems as metaphors for wise speech, and does not stress the contrast between wealth and wisdom.
- Proverbs 20:15 tn Heb “lips of knowledge.” The term “lips” is a metonymy for speaking, and “knowledge” could be either an attributive genitive or objective genitive: “knowledgeable lips.” Lips that impart knowledge are the true jewel to be sought.
- Proverbs 20:15 tn The comparative “like” does not appear in the Hebrew text, but is implied by the metaphor; it is supplied in the translation for the sake of clarity.
Proverbs 20:15
New International Version
Proverbs 20:15
New International Version
15 Gold there is, and rubies in abundance,
but lips that speak knowledge are a rare jewel.
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