complete verse (Proverbs 10:17)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Proverbs 10:17:

  • Kupsabiny: “A person who loves to be taught gets/finds life,
    but he who rejects to be counselled/brought back, gets lost.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Newari: “Those who listen to corrective instructions
    will have life,
    Those who do not listen also harm others” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “A man who listens to the straightening of his behavior his life will-be-good and will-be-long, but a man who does- not -listen will-be-led-astray.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “If you (sing.) listen to advice you (sing.) will-live-and-live (connotes good as well as long life), but if you (sing.) refuse/dislike, you (sing.) will be-misguided/lost from the path that leads to life.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • English: “Those who pay attention when others try to correct them/teach them what they are doing that is wrong will live happily/for many years;
    but those who reject being rebuked will not find the road to life (OR, cause others to go astray).” (Source: Translation for Translators)
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