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Ecclesiastes 4:14

14 For he went lfrom prison to the throne, though in his own kingdom he had been born poor.

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Ecclesiastes 4:14 — The New International Version (NIV)

14 The youth may have come from prison to the kingship, or he may have been born in poverty within his kingdom.

Ecclesiastes 4:14 — King James Version (KJV 1900)

14 For out of prison he cometh to reign; whereas also he that is born in his kingdom becometh poor.

Ecclesiastes 4:14 — New Living Translation (NLT)

14 Such a youth could rise from poverty and succeed. He might even become king, though he has been in prison.

Ecclesiastes 4:14 — The New King James Version (NKJV)

14 For he comes out of prison to be king,

Although he was born poor in his kingdom.

Ecclesiastes 4:14 — New Century Version (NCV)

14 A boy became king. He had been born poor in the kingdom and had even gone to prison before becoming king.

Ecclesiastes 4:14 — American Standard Version (ASV)

14 For out of prison he came forth to be king; yea, even in his kingdom he was born poor.

Ecclesiastes 4:14 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

14 For out of the prison-house he came forth to reign, although he was born poor in his kingdom.

Ecclesiastes 4:14 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

14 A young man came out of prison to rule as king, even though he had been born in poverty in that same kingdom.

Ecclesiastes 4:14 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

14 For he came from prison to be king, even though he was born poor in his kingdom.

Ecclesiastes 4:14 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

14 One can indeed come out of prison to reign, even though born poor in the kingdom.

Ecclesiastes 4:14 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)

14 For he came out of the prison house to reign, since he was born poor in his kingdom.

Ecclesiastes 4:14 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

14 The young man might have come from prison to become king. Or he might have been born poor within the kingdom but still became king.

Ecclesiastes 4:14 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)

14 For he has come out of prison to become king, even though he was born poor in his kingdom.


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