Every one that is proud in heart is an abomination to the Lord: though hand join in hand, he shall not be unpunished.
KJV
Parallel translations
4 additional translations▾
Parallel translations
4 additional translationsASV
Every one that is proud in heart is an abomination to Jehovah: Thoughhandjoinin hand, he shall not be unpunished.
WEB
Everyone who is proud in heart is detestable to the LORD; be assured that he will not go unpunished.
YLT
An abomination to Jehovah is every proud one of heart, Hand to hand he is not acquitted.
DBT
Every proud heart is an abomination to Jehovah: hand for hand, he shall not be held innocent.
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.