Translations
KJVPrimary
King James VersionGood understanding giveth favour: but the way of transgressors is hard.
F.O.G.Secondary
The F.O.GGood sense wins favour; but the way of the treacherous is unrelenting.
F.O.G.M.
F.O.G MessageGood judgment wins favor with God and man, but the path of the treacherous is harsh and hard all the way.
BSB
Berean Standard BibleGood understanding wins favor, but the way of the faithless is difficult.
Footnotes
שֵׂכֶל-טוֹב (*sekel-tov*, 'good sense/good insight') combines intellectual discernment with relational skill — the kind of wisdom that navigates situations well. חֵן (*chen*, 'grace/favour') is the quality that makes someone genuinely appealing and well-received in community. The final word אֵיתָן (*eitan*) is among the most debated in Proverbs — its primary meaning is 'perennial/ever-flowing/enduring' (like a permanent stream), but in this context describing the way of the בֹּגְדִים (*bogdim*, 'treacherous ones'), it likely means their path is unyielding and harsh, or leads to 'enduring ruin.' FOG renders it 'unrelenting' to capture the ironic permanence of their destruction; FOG Message makes it concrete with 'hard all the way.'
