Proverbs 13:19 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“The desire accomplished is sweet to the soul: but it is abomination to fools to depart from evil.”
Proverbs 13:19 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Proverbs 13:19 in 6 Bible Translations
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Proverbs 13:19 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“Longing fulfilled is sweet to the soul, but fools detest turning from evil.”
Proverbs 13:19 — World English Bible
Proverbs 13:19 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“The desire accomplished is sweet to the soul; But it is an abomination to fools to depart from evil.”
Proverbs 13:19 — American Standard Version
Proverbs 13:19 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“A desire accomplished is sweet to the soul, And an abomination to fools <FI>is<Fi> : Turn from evil.”
Proverbs 13:19 — Young's Literal Translation
Proverbs 13:19 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“The desire accomplished is sweet to the soul; but it is abomination to the foolish to depart from evil.”
Proverbs 13:19 — Darby Translation
Proverbs 13:19 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“A desire accomplished deliteth ye soule: but it is an abomination to fooles to depart from euil.”
Proverbs 13:19 — Geneva Bible
Proverbs 13:19 in Context — Proverbs 13
17 El mal mensajero caerá en mal: mas el mensajero fiel es medicina.
18 Pobreza y vergüenza tendrá el que menosprecia el consejo: mas el que guarda la corrección, será honrado.
19 El deseo cumplido deleita el alma: pero apartarse del mal es abominación á los necios.
20 El que anda con los sabios, sabio será; mas el que se allega á los necios, será quebrantado.
21 Mal perseguirá á los pecadores: mas á los justos les será bien retribuído.
What Does Proverbs 13:19 Mean?
Proverbs 13:19 is a verse from the Book of Proverbs, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Proverbs chapter 13. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.
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