He that walketh in his uprightness feareth the Lord: but he that is perverse in his ways despiseth him.
KJV
Parallel translations
4 additional translations▾
Parallel translations
4 additional translationsASV
He that walketh in his uprightness feareth Jehovah; But he that is perverse in his ways despiseth him.
WEB
He who walks in uprightness fears the LORD, but the one who is devious in his ways despises Him.
YLT
Whoso is walking in his uprightness is fearing Jehovah, And the perverted in his ways is despising Him.
DBT
He that walketh in his uprightness feareth Jehovah; but he that is perverted in his ways despiseth him.
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.