The way of the slothful man is as an hedge of thorns: but the way of the righteous is made plain.
KJV
Parallel translations
4 additional translations▾
Parallel translations
4 additional translationsASV
The way of the sluggard is as a hedge of thorns; But the path of the upright is made a highway.
WEB
The way of the slacker is like a hedge of thorns, but the path of the upright is a highway.
YLT
The way of the slothful is as a hedge of briers, And the path of the upright is raised up.
DBT
The way of the sluggard is as a hedge of thorns; but the path of the upright is made plain.
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.