He that walketh uprightly walketh surely: but he that perverteth his ways shall be known.
KJV
Parallel translations
4 additional translations▾
Parallel translations
4 additional translationsASV
He that walketh uprightly walketh surely; But he that perverteth his ways shall be known.
WEB
He who walks in integrity walks securely, but he who perverts his ways will be found out.
YLT
Whoso is walking in integrity walketh confidently, And whoso is perverting his ways is known.
DBT
He that walketh in integrity walketh securely; but he that perverteth his ways shall be known.
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.