Proverbs 25:3 — Compare Translations
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English (YLT) 1898 Young's Literal Translation by Robert Young
The heavens for height, and the earth for depth, And the heart of kings -- [are] unsearchable.
English ASV
As the heavens for height, and the earth for depth, So the heart of kings is unsearchable.
English Amplified
As the heavens for height and the earth for depth, so the hearts and minds of kings are unsearchable.
English Amplified Classic Bible 1987
As the heavens for height and the earth for depth, so the hearts and minds of kings are unsearchable.
English Berean Standard Bible (BSB) 2025
As the heavens are high and the earth is deep, so the hearts of kings cannot be searched.
English CSB 2017 - Christian Standard Bible
As the heavens are high and the earth is deep, so the hearts of kings cannot be investigated.
English Darby 1890 : Public Domain
The heavens for height, and the earth for depth, and the heart of kings is unsearchable.
English EASY 2024
You can never know all the thoughts of a king. They go high above the sky and deep below the earth.
English ERV 2006 - Only For Website
We cannot discover how high the sky is above us or how deep the earth is below. The same is true with the minds of kings. We cannot understand them.
English ESV 2016 == The Holy Bible, English Standard Version. ESV® Text Edition: 2016. Copyright © 2001 by Crossway Bibles
As the heavens for height, and the earth for depth, so the heart of kings is unsearchable.
English GNT (Good News Translation)
You never know what a king is thinking; his thoughts are beyond us, like the heights of the sky or the depths of the ocean.
English God's Word - GW 1995
{Like} the high heavens and the deep earth, so the mind of kings is unsearchable.
English HCSB 2004 - Copyrighted Only For Website
As the heaven is high and the earth is deep, so the hearts of kings cannot be investigated.
English KJV 1611
The heaven for height, and the earth for depth, and the heart of kings is unsearchable.
English LSB
As the heavens for height and the earth for depth, So the heart of kings is unsearchable.
English MEV 2014 (Modern English Version)
The heavens for height, and the earth for depth, so the heart of kings is unsearchable.
English NASB (New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995)
As the heavens for height and the earth for depth, So the heart of kings is unsearchable.
English NASU 1989 - New American Standard Update - Only for Website
As the heavens in height, and the earth in depth, the heart of kings is unfathomable.
English NET Bible - 2005 (New English Translation)
As the heaven is high and the earth is deep so the hearts of kings are unsearchable.
English NIRV 1996 - Copyrighted only for Website
The heavens are high and the earth is deep. In the same way, the minds of kings are hard to figure out.
English NIV
As the heavens are high and the earth is deep, so the hearts of kings are unsearchable.
English NKJ 1982
As the heavens for height and the earth for depth, So the heart of kings is unsearchable.
English NLT
No one can discover the height of heaven, the depth of the earth, or all that goes on in the king's mind!
English NRSV 1989 - Only for website
Like the heavens for height, like the earth for depth, so the mind of kings is unsearchable.
English Passion Translation Bible 2020
The heart of a king is full of understanding, like the heavens are high and the ocean is deep.
English RSV (Revised Standard Version)
As the heavens for height, and the earth for depth, so the mind of kings is unsearchable.
English TL (The Living Bible) (1971)
You cannot understand the height of heaven, the size of the earth, or all that goes on in the king's mind!
English Tyndale 1537
The heaven is high, the earth is deep, and the kings' heart is unsearchable.