Parallel translations
4 additional translations▾
Parallel translations
4 additional translationsASV
Whoso findeth a wife findeth a good thing, And obtaineth favor of Jehovah.
WEB
He who finds a wife finds a good thing and obtains favor from the LORD.
YLT
Whoso hath found a wife hath found good, And bringeth out good-will from Jehovah.
DBT
Whoso hath found a wife hath found a good thing, and hath obtained favour from Jehovah.
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.