Proverbs 23:34 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“Yea, thou shalt be as he that lieth down in the midst of the sea, or as he that lieth upon the top of a mast.”

Proverbs 23:34 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Proverbs 23:34 in 6 Bible Translations

Read Proverbs 23:34 in the King James Version (KJV) and 5 other free, public-domain translations side by side.

Proverbs 23:34 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“Yes, you will be as he who lies down in the middle of the sea, or as he who lies on top of the rigging:”

Proverbs 23:34 — World English Bible

Proverbs 23:34 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“Yea, thou shalt be as he that lieth down in the midst of the sea, Or as he that lieth upon the top of a mast.”

Proverbs 23:34 — American Standard Version

Proverbs 23:34 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“And thou hast been as one lying down in the heart of the sea, And as one lying down on the top of a mast.”

Proverbs 23:34 — Young's Literal Translation

Proverbs 23:34 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“and thou shalt be as he that lieth down in the midst of the sea, and as he that lieth down upon the top of a mast:”

Proverbs 23:34 — Darby Translation

Proverbs 23:34 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“And thou shalt bee as one that sleepeth in the middes of the sea, and as hee that sleepeth in the toppe of the maste.”

Proverbs 23:34 — Geneva Bible

Proverbs 23:34 in Context — Proverbs 23

32 Il finit par mordre comme un serpent, Et par piquer comme un basilic.

33 Tes yeux se porteront sur des étrangères, Et ton cœur parlera d’une manière perverse.

34 Tu seras comme un homme couché au milieu de la mer, Comme un homme couché sur le sommet d’un mât:

35 On m’a frappé,… je n’ai point de mal!… On m’a battu,… je ne sens rien!… Quand me réveillerai-je?… J’en veux encore!

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What Does Proverbs 23:34 Mean?

Proverbs 23:34 is a verse from the Book of Proverbs, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Proverbs chapter 23. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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