Other translations
New Catholic Bible
As lightning flashes before thunder strikes, so does esteem go ahead of a modest man.
New Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition
Lightning travels ahead of the thunder, and approval goes before one who is modest.
Good News Translation®
The reputation of a modest person goes before him, as lightning before thunder.
Wycliffe Bible
Lightning shall go before hail, and grace shall go before shamefastness, and good grace shall come to thee for reverence. [Before hail shall go lightning, and before shamefastness shall go grace, and for reverence shall fall to thee good grace.]
Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition
Lightning speeds before the thunder, and approval precedes a modest man.
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
Lightning travels ahead of the thunder, and approval goes before one who is modest.
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised Catholic Edition
Lightning travels ahead of the thunder, and approval goes before one who is modest.
Common English Bible © 2011
Lightning comes before thunder, and good favor walks in front of a modest person.
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
The lightning that flashes before a hailstorm: the esteem that shines on modesty.
Revised Standard Version
Lightning speeds before the thunder, and approval precedes a modest man.
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised
Lightning travels ahead of the thunder, and approval goes before one who is modest.