He that is despised, and hath a servant, is better than he that honoureth himself, and lacketh bread.
KJV
Parallel translations
4 additional translations▾
Parallel translations
4 additional translationsASV
Better is he that is lightly esteemed, and hath a servant, Than he that honoreth himself, and lacketh bread.
WEB
Better to be lightly esteemed yet have a servant, than to be self-important but lack food.
YLT
Better is the lightly esteemed who hath a servant, Than the self-honoured who lacketh bread.
DBT
Better is he that is lightly esteemed, and hath a servant, than he that honoureth himself, and lacketh bread.
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.