Proverbs 19:14
Modern Translations
New International Version
Houses and wealth are inherited from parents, but a prudent wife is from the LORD.

New Living Translation
Fathers can give their sons an inheritance of houses and wealth, but only the LORD can give an understanding wife.

English Standard Version
House and wealth are inherited from fathers, but a prudent wife is from the LORD.

Berean Study Bible
Houses and wealth are inherited from fathers, but a prudent wife is from the LORD.

New American Standard Bible
House and wealth are an inheritance from fathers, But a prudent wife is from the LORD.

NASB 1995
House and wealth are an inheritance from fathers, But a prudent wife is from the LORD.

NASB 1977
House and wealth are an inheritance from fathers, But a prudent wife is from the LORD.

Amplified Bible
House and wealth are the inheritance from fathers, But a wise, understanding, and sensible wife is [a gift and blessing] from the LORD.

Christian Standard Bible
A house and wealth are inherited from fathers, but a prudent wife is from the LORD.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
A house and wealth are inherited from fathers, but a sensible wife is from the LORD.

Contemporary English Version
You may inherit all you own from your parents, but a sensible wife is a gift from the LORD.

Good News Translation
A man can inherit a house and money from his parents, but only the LORD can give him a sensible wife.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Home and wealth are inherited from fathers, but a sensible wife comes from the LORD.

International Standard Version
A house and self-sufficiency are a father's inheritance, but from the LORD comes an insightful wife.

NET Bible
A house and wealth are inherited from parents, but a prudent wife is from the LORD.
Classic Translations
King James Bible
House and riches are the inheritance of fathers: and a prudent wife is from the LORD.

New King James Version
Houses and riches are an inheritance from fathers, But a prudent wife is from the LORD.

King James 2000 Bible
House and riches are the inheritance from fathers: and a prudent wife is from the LORD.

New Heart English Bible
House and riches are an inheritance from fathers, but a prudent wife is from the LORD.

World English Bible
House and riches are an inheritance from fathers, but a prudent wife is from Yahweh.

American King James Version
House and riches are the inheritance of fathers: and a prudent wife is from the LORD.

American Standard Version
House and riches are an inheritance from fathers; But a prudent wife is from Jehovah.

A Faithful Version
Houses and riches are the inheritance of fathers, and a prudent wife is from the LORD.

Darby Bible Translation
House and wealth are an inheritance from fathers; but a prudent wife is from Jehovah.

English Revised Version
House and riches are an inheritance from fathers: but a prudent wife is from the LORD.

Webster's Bible Translation
House and riches are the inheritance of fathers: and a prudent wife is from the LORD.

Early Modern
Geneva Bible of 1587
House & riches are the inheritance of the fathers: but a prudent wife commeth of the Lord.

Bishops' Bible of 1568
House and riches may a man haue by the heritage of his elders: but a discrete woman is the gyft of the Lorde.

Coverdale Bible of 1535
House & riches maye a ma haue by ye heretage of his elders, but a discrete woma is the gifte of the LORDE.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
House and wealth [are] the inheritance of fathers, "" And an understanding wife [is] from YHWH.

Young's Literal Translation
House and wealth are the inheritance of fathers, And from Jehovah is an understanding wife.

Smith's Literal Translation
A house and wealth the inheritance of fathers: and an understanding wife from Jehovah.

Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
House and riches are given by parents: but a prudent wife is properly from the Lord.

Catholic Public Domain Version
A house and its riches are given by parents. But a prudent wife is particularly from the Lord.

Translations from Aramaic
Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
A house and property is the inheritance of a father and a woman is betrothed to a man from LORD JEHOVAH.

Lamsa Bible
House and riches are the inheritance from fathers; but a wife is betrothed to a man from the LORD.

OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
House and riches are the inheritance of fathers; But a prudent wife is from the LORD.

Brenton Septuagint Translation
Fathers divide house and substance to their children: but a wife is suited to a man by the Lord.
















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