The fear of the Lord prolongeth days: but the years of the wicked shall be shortened.
KJV
Parallel translations
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4 additional translationsASV
The fear of Jehovah prolongeth days; But the years of the wicked shall be shortened.
WEB
The fear of the LORD prolongs life, but the years of the wicked will be cut short.
YLT
The fear of Jehovah addeth days, And the years of the wicked are shortened.
DBT
The fear of Jehovah prolongeth days; but the years of the wicked shall be shortened.
About this book
Old Testament▾
About this book
Old TestamentProverbs — Gnomic wisdom — sayings, instructions, and the binary of wisdom vs. folly. Fear of the LORD as the integrative theme; the virtuous woman of Prov 31 as the book's closing portrait of wisdom embodied.
- Author
- Solomon principally (1:1; chs 10–22:16 and 25–29 explicitly); Agur (ch 30); Lemuel's mother (ch 31:1–9); editorial compilation by Hezekiah's men (25:1).
- Date
- Solomon's reign c. 970–930 BC; Hezekiah's editorial layer c. 715–687 BC.