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תַּאֲוָ֣ה נִ֭הְיָהplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigהָיָה hebrew The word הָיָה means “to exist” or “to be” or “to become” or “to come into being” and occurs 3561 times in the Old Testament. This is the foundational verb of existence, identity, becoming and occurrence. * It is used in the creation narrative of Genesis 1, represented by the English words Genesis 1:3Exodus 3:12Ruth 1:1Isaiah 2:2 תֶּעֱרַ֣ב לְנָ֑פֶשׁ וְתוֹעֲבַ֥ת כְּ֝סִילִ֗ים ס֣וּר מֵרָֽע |
| ESV |
A desire fulfilled is sweet to the soul, but to turn away from evil is an abomination to fools.
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| NIV |
A longing fulfilled is sweet to the soul, but fools detest turning from evil.
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| NLT |
It is pleasant to see dreams come true, but fools refuse to turn from evil to attain them.
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| LXX |
ἐπιθυμίαι εὐσεβῶν ἡδύνουσιν ψυχήν ἔργα δὲplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigδέ greek δέ is a conjunction that can mean “but” or “and” or “also” or “moreover”. It is a word that is used very frequently in the New Testament, and is often unexpressed and not translated in English. ἀσεβῶν μακρὰν ἀπὸ γνώσεως |
| KJV |
The desire accomplished is sweet to the soul: but it is abomination to fools to depart from evil.
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Proverbs 13:18 ← Proverbs 13:19 → Proverbs 13:20
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