Proverbs 3:13
Modern Translations
New International Version
Blessed are those who find wisdom, those who gain understanding,

New Living Translation
Joyful is the person who finds wisdom, the one who gains understanding.

English Standard Version
Blessed is the one who finds wisdom, and the one who gets understanding,

Berean Study Bible
Blessed is the man who finds wisdom, the man who acquires understanding,

New American Standard Bible
Blessed is a person who finds wisdom, And one who obtains understanding.

NASB 1995
How blessed is the man who finds wisdom And the man who gains understanding.

NASB 1977
How blessed is the man who finds wisdom, And the man who gains understanding.

Amplified Bible
Happy [blessed, considered fortunate, to be admired] is the man who finds [skillful and godly] wisdom, And the man who gains understanding and insight [learning from God’s word and life’s experiences],

Christian Standard Bible
Happy is a man who finds wisdom and who acquires understanding,

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Happy is a man who finds wisdom and who acquires understanding,

Contemporary English Version
God blesses everyone who has wisdom and common sense.

Good News Translation
Happy is anyone who becomes wise--who comes to have understanding.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Blessed is the one who finds wisdom and the one who obtains understanding.

International Standard Version
How joyful is the man who finds wisdom, and the man who gains understanding,

NET Bible
Blessed is the one who finds wisdom, and the one who obtains understanding.
Classic Translations
King James Bible
Happy is the man that findeth wisdom, and the man that getteth understanding.

New King James Version
Happy is the man who finds wisdom, And the man who gains understanding;

King James 2000 Bible
Happy is the man that finds wisdom, and the man that gets understanding.

New Heart English Bible
Blessed is the man who finds wisdom, the man who gets understanding.

World English Bible
Happy is the man who finds wisdom, the man who gets understanding.

American King James Version
Happy is the man that finds wisdom, and the man that gets understanding.

American Standard Version
Happy is the man that findeth wisdom, And the man that getteth understanding.

A Faithful Version
Blessed is the man who finds wisdom, and the man who gets understanding,

Darby Bible Translation
Blessed is the man that findeth wisdom, and the man that getteth understanding.

English Revised Version
Happy is the man that findeth wisdom, and the man that getteth understanding.

Webster's Bible Translation
Happy is the man that findeth wisdom, and the man that getteth understanding.

Early Modern
Geneva Bible of 1587
Blessed is the man that findeth wisedome, and the man that getteth vnderstanding.

Bishops' Bible of 1568
Well is hym that findeth wysdome, and getteth vnderstandyng:

Coverdale Bible of 1535
Well is him that fyndeth wysdome, & opteyneth vnderstondinge,
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
O the blessedness of a man [who] has found wisdom, "" And of a man [who] brings forth understanding.

Young's Literal Translation
O the happiness of a man who hath found wisdom, And of a man who bringeth forth understanding.

Smith's Literal Translation
Happy the man finding wisdom; and the man shall bring forth understanding.

Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
Blessed is the man that findeth wisdom and is rich in prudence:

Catholic Public Domain Version
Blessed is the man who finds wisdom and who advances to prudence.

Translations from Aramaic
Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
Blessed is the man who finds wisdom and the son of man who finds understanding

Lamsa Bible
Blessed is the man who finds wisdom, and the son of the man who finds understanding.

OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
Happy is the man that findeth wisdom, And the man that obtaineth understanding.

Brenton Septuagint Translation
Blessed is the man who has found wisdom, and the mortal who knows prudence.
















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