Correction is grievous unto him that forsaketh the way: and he that hateth reproof shall die.
KJV
Parallel translations
4 additional translations▾
Parallel translations
4 additional translationsASV
There is grievous correction for him that forsaketh the way; And he that hateth reproof shall die.
WEB
Discipline is harsh for him who leaves the path; he who hates correction will die.
YLT
Chastisement is grievous to him who is forsaking the path, Whoso is hating reproof dieth.
DBT
Grievous correction is for him that forsaketh the path; he that hateth reproof shall die.
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.