The Excellence of Wisdom
Proverbs 8:16
In 11 translations
- BSB
- By me princes rule, and all nobles who govern justly.Some Hebrew manuscripts and LXX who govern the earth
- KJV
- By me princes rule, and nobles, even all the judges of the earth.
- WEB
- By me princes rule, nobles, and all the righteous rulers of the earth.
- ASV
- By me princes rule, And nobles, even all the judges of the earth.
- LSV
- By me chiefs rule, and nobles, || All judges of earth.
- YLT
- By me do chiefs rule, and nobles, All judges of the earth.
- DBY
- by me princes rule, and nobles, all the judges of the earth.
- DRC
- By me princes rule, and the mighty decree justice.
- GNV
- By me princes rule and the nobles, and all the iudges of the earth.
- JPS
- By me princes rule, and nobles, even all the judges of the earth.
- LXXE
- By me nobles become great, and monarchs by me rule over the earth.
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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.
Where the editions differ
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- Ben Chaim’s Second Rabbinic Bible reads אָֽרֶץ׃ (“[the] earth”); Leningrad Codex reads צֶֽדֶק׃ (“righteousness”).
Edition differences: STEP Bible, based on work at Tyndale House Cambridge (CC BY 4.0). Names and codes expanded; consecutive words grouped. Comparisons follow the editions used by the source; see version details.
Original-language editions
- WLC
- בִּ֭י שָׂרִ֣ים יָשֹׂ֑רוּ וּ֝נְדִיבִ֗ים כָּל־שֹׁ֥פְטֵי צֶֽדֶק׃
- LXX-Br
- Διʼ ἐμοῦ μεγιστᾶνες μεγαλύνονται, καὶ τύραννοι διʼ ἐμοῦ κρατοῦσι γῆς.
In the reference works topics that cite this verse
WisdomPersonificationNoble; Nobles; NoblemanEthicsPrinceProverbs, the Book ofTrinityJesus, the Christ
From public-domain Bible dictionaries and topical indexes (1884–1915).