An ungodly witness scorneth judgment: and the mouth of the wicked devoureth iniquity.
KJV
Parallel translations
4 additional translations▾
Parallel translations
4 additional translationsASV
A worthless witness mocketh at justice; And the mouth of the wicked swalloweth iniquity.
WEB
A corrupt witness mocks justice, and a wicked mouth swallows iniquity.
YLT
A worthless witness scorneth judgment, And the mouth of the wicked swalloweth iniquity.
DBT
A witness of Belial scorneth judgment, and the mouth of the wicked swalloweth down iniquity.
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.