Proverbs 13:19
ContextNET © | A desire fulfilled is sweet to the soul, but fools abhor 1 turning away from evil. |
NIV © | A longing fulfilled is sweet to the soul, but fools detest turning from evil. |
NASB © | Desire realized is sweet to the soul, But it is an abomination to fools to turn away from evil. |
NLT © | It is pleasant to see dreams come true, but fools will not turn from evil to attain them. |
MSG © | Souls who follow their hearts thrive; fools bent on evil despise matters of soul. |
BBE © | To get one’s desire is sweet to the soul, but to give up evil is disgusting to the foolish. |
NRSV © | A desire realized is sweet to the soul, but to turn away from evil is an abomination to fools. |
NKJV © | A desire accomplished is sweet to the soul, But it is an abomination to fools to depart from evil. |
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NET © | A desire fulfilled is sweet to the soul, but fools abhor 1 turning away from evil. |
NET © Notes |
1 tn Heb “an abomination of fools.” The noun כְּסִילִים (kÿsilim, “fools”) functions as a subjective genitive: “fools hate to turn away from evil” (cf. NAB, TEV, CEV). T. T. Perowne says: “In spite of the sweetness of good desires accomplished, fools will not forsake evil to attain it” (Proverbs, 103). Cf. Prov 13:12; 29:27. |