Parallel translations
4 additional translations▾
Parallel translations
4 additional translationsASV
The hand of the diligent shall bear rule; But the slothful shall be put under taskwork.
WEB
The hand of the diligent will rule, but laziness ends in forced labor.
YLT
The hand of the diligent ruleth, And slothfulness becometh tributary.
DBT
The hand of the diligent shall bear rule; but the slothful [hand] shall be under tribute.
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.