Parallel translations
4 additional translations▾
Parallel translations
4 additional translationsASV
The thoughts of the righteous are just; Butthe counsels of the wicked are deceit.
WEB
The plans of the righteous are just, but the counsel of the wicked leads to deceit.
YLT
The thoughts of the righteous are justice, The counsels of the wicked--deceit.
DBT
The thoughts of the righteous are right; the counsels of the wicked are deceit.
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.