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Warnings against Foolishness

Proverbs 6:7

In 11 translations

BSB
Without a commander, without an overseer or ruler,
KJV
Which having no guide, overseer, or ruler,
WEB
which having no chief, overseer, or ruler,
ASV
Which having no chief, Overseer, or ruler,
LSV
Which has no captain, overseer, and ruler,
YLT
Which hath not captain, overseer, and ruler,
DBY
which having no chief, overseer, or ruler,
DRC
Which, although she hath no guide, nor master, nor captain,
GNV
For shee hauing no guide, gouernour, nor ruler,
JPS
Which having no chief, overseer, or ruler,
LXXE
For whereas he has no husbandry, nor any one to compel him, and is under no master,

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Words in brackets are English the glossers added; the Hebrew has no word for them, and they can carry a choice of tense or meaning.

Original-language editions

WLC
אֲשֶׁ֖ר אֵֽין־לָ֥הּ קָצִ֗ין שֹׁטֵ֥ר וּמֹשֵֽׁל׃
LXX-Br
Ἐκείνῳ γὰρ γεωργίου μὴ ὑπάρχοντος, μηδὲ τὸν ἀναγκάζοντα ἔχων, μηδὲ ὑπὸ δεσπότην ὢν,

In the reference works topics that cite this verse

From public-domain Bible dictionaries and topical indexes (1884–1915).

Cross-references most cited first

  • Proverbs 30:27the locusts have no king, yet they all advance in formation;
  • Job 38:39–39:12Can you hunt the prey for a lioness or satisfy the hunger of young lions when they crouch in their dens and lie in wait in the thicket? Who provides food for the raven when its young cry out to God as they wander about…
  • Job 41:4–34Will he make a covenant with you to take him as a slave for life? Can you pet him like a bird or put him on a leash for your maidens? Will traders barter for him or divide him among the merchants? Can you fill his hide…
  • Job 39:26–30Does the hawk take flight by your understanding and spread his wings toward the south? Does the eagle soar at your command and make his nest on high? He dwells on a cliff and lodges there; his stronghold is on a rocky…

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