A gift is as a precious stone in the eyes of him that hath it: whithersoever it turneth, it prospereth.
KJV
Parallel translations
4 additional translations▾
Parallel translations
4 additional translationsASV
A bribe isasa precious stone in the eyes of him that hath it; Whithersoever it turneth, it prospereth.
WEB
A bribe is a charm to its giver; wherever he turns, he succeeds.
YLT
A stone of grace is the bribe in the eyes of its possessors, Whithersoever it turneth, it prospereth.
DBT
A gift is a precious stone in the eyes of the possessor: whithersoever it turneth it prospereth.
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.