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Proverbs 13:10

Only by pride cometh contention: but with the well advised is wisdom.

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רַקraqonlyרַקparticle, affirmation — “only”H7535properly, leanness, i.e. (figuratively) limitation; only adverbial, merely, or conjunctional, althoughbut, even, except, howbeit howsoever, at the least, nevertheless, nothing but, notwithstanding, only, save, so (that), surely, yet (so), in any wise.בְּ֭זָדוֹןbezadonin presumptuouslyזָדוֹןpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “in presumptuously”, the ordinary formH2087arrogancepresumptuously, pride, proud (man).יִתֵּ֣ןyitengiveנָתַןverb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “give”, an unfinished actionH5414to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)add, apply, appoint, ascribe, assign, [idiom] avenge, [idiom] be (healed), bestow, bring (forth, hither), cast, cause, charge, come, commit, consider, count, [phrase] cry, deliver (up), direct, distribute, do, [idiom] doubtless, [idiom] wi…מַצָּ֑הmatsahcontentionמַצָּהnoun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “contention”, the ordinary formH4683a quarrelcontention, debate, strife.וְאֶתveetand amongאֵתconjunction, preposition — “and among”H854properly, nearness (used only as a preposition or an adverb), near; hence, generally, with, by, at, among, etc.against, among, before, by, for, from, in(-to), (out) of, with. Often with another prepositional prefix.נ֖וֹעָצִ֣יםnoatsimadviseיָעַץverb, niphal, participle, absolute — “advise”, a verb used as a describing wordH3289to advise; reflexively, to deliberate or resolveadvertise, take advise, advise (well), consult, (give, take) counsel(-lor), determine, devise, guide, purpose.חָכְמָֽהchakhemahwisdomחׇכְמָהnoun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “wisdom”, the ordinary formH2451wisdom (in a good sense)skilful, wisdom, wisely, wit.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

By pride cometh only contention; but with the well-advised is wisdom.

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American Standard Version (1901)

By pride cometh only contention; But with the well-advised is wisdom.

Young’s Literal Translation

A vain man through pride causeth debate, And with the counselled [is] wisdom.

World English Bible

Pride only breeds quarrels, but wisdom is with people who take advice.

Darby Translation

By pride there only cometh contention; but with the well-advised is wisdom.

Douay-Rheims

Among the proud there are always contentions: but they that do all things with counsel, are ruled by wisdom.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

By pride cometh only contention; but with the well-advised is wisdom.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

A bad man does evil with insolence: but they that are judges of themselves are wise.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Κακὸς μεθʼ ὕβρεως πράσσει κακὰ, οἱ δʼ ἑαυτῶν ἐπιγνώμονες σοφοί.