Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Proverbs 15:29:
- Kupsabiny: “God does not listen to sinners,
but listens/hears to the cry of the righteous.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation) - Newari: “The Lord stays far away from the wicked,
but He hears the prayer of the righteous.” (Source: Newari Back Translation) - Hiligaynon: “The LORD is far from the wicked, but he is near to the righteous for he listens-to their prayer.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “God heeds the prayer of a righteous/just-person, but he does not pay-attention-to the prayer a consistently-sinful-person.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- English: “Yahweh does not listen to what wicked people request him to do;
he listens to righteous people when they pray.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
