Proverbs 25:7 — compare English translations
Compare translationsProverbs 25:7 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
כִּ֤י
kîy
H3588
that
ט֥וֹב
ṭôwb
H2896
good
אֲמָר
ʼâmar
H559
to say
לְךָ֗
עֲֽלֵ֫ה
ʻâlâh
H5927
to go up
הֵ֥נָּה
hênnâh
H2008
here
מֵֽ֭הַשְׁפִּ֣ילְךָ
shâphêl
H8213
to humble
לִפְנֵ֣י
pânîym
H6440
face
נָדִ֑יב
nâdîyb
H5081
noble
אֲשֶׁ֖ר
ʼăsher
H834
which
רָא֣וּ
râʼâh
H7200
to see
עֵינֶֽיךָ
ʻayin
H5869
eye
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World English Bible Public Domain
For it is better that it be said to you, "Come up here," Than that you should be put lower in the presence of the prince, Whom your eyes have seen.
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King James Version Public Domain
For better it is that it be said unto thee, Come up hither; than that thou shouldest be put lower in the presence of the prince whom thine eyes have seen.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
For, better to say to you, “Come up here,” than to humiliate you to the face of a noble, whom your eyes have seen.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).