The wicked is snared by the transgression of his lips: but the just shall come out of trouble.
KJV
Parallel translations
4 additional translations▾
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4 additional translationsASV
In the transgression of the lips is a snare to the evil man; But the righteous shall come out of trouble.
WEB
An evil man is trapped by his rebellious speech, but a righteous man escapes from trouble.
YLT
In transgression of the lips is the snare of the wicked, And the righteous goeth out from distress.
DBT
In the transgression of the lips is an evil snare; but a righteous [man] shall go forth out of trouble.
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.