| NET © | The words of the sages are like prods, 1 and the collected sayings are like firmly fixed nails; they are given by one shepherd. |
| NIV © | The words of the wise are like goads, their collected sayings like firmly embedded nails—given by one Shepherd. |
| NASB © | The words of wise men are like goads, and masters of these collections are like well-driven nails; they are given by one Shepherd. |
| NLT © | A wise teacher’s words spur students to action and emphasize important truths. The collected sayings of the wise are like guidance from a shepherd. |
| MSG © | The words of the wise prod us to live well. They're like nails hammered home, holding life together. They are given by God, the one Shepherd. |
| BBE © | The words of the wise are pointed, and sayings grouped together are like nails fixed with a hammer; they are given by one guide. |
| NRSV © | The sayings of the wise are like goads, and like nails firmly fixed are the collected sayings that are given by one shepherd. |
| NKJV © | The words of the wise are like goads, and the words of scholars are like well–driven nails, given by one Shepherd. |
| KJV | The words <01697> of the wise <02450> [are] as goads <01861>_, and as nails <04930> fastened <05193> (8803) [by] the masters <01167> of assemblies <0627>_, [which] are given <05414> (8738) from one <0259> shepherd <07462> (8802)_. |
| HEBREW | dxa <0259> herm <07462> wntn <05414> twpoa <0627> yleb <01167> Myewjn <05193> twrmvmkw <04930> twnbrdk <01861> Mymkx <02450> yrbd (12:11) <01697> |
| LXXM | logoi <3056> N-NPM sofwn <4680> A-GPM wv <3739> CONJ ta <3588> T-NPN boukentra N-NPN kai <2532> CONJ wv <3739> CONJ hloi <2247> N-NPM pefuteumenoi <5452> V-RPPNP oi <3739> R-NPM para <3844> PREP twn <3588> T-GPN sunagmatwn N-GPN edoyhsan <1325> V-API-3P ek <1537> PREP poimenov <4166> N-GSM enov <1519> A-GSM kai <2532> CONJ perisson ADV ex <1537> PREP autwn <846> D-GPM |
| NET © [draft] ITL | The words <01697> of the sages <02450> are like prods <01861> , and the collected <0627> sayings are like firmly <05193> fixed nails <04930> ; they are given <05414> by one <0259> shepherd .<07462> |
| NET © Notes |
1 tn Or “goads”; NCV “sharp sticks used to guide animals.” For further information see M. A. Fishbane, Biblical Interpretation, 29–32. |