Parallel translations
4 additional translations▾
Parallel translations
4 additional translationsASV
The foolishness of man subverteth his way; And his heart fretteth against Jehovah.
WEB
A man’s own folly subverts his way, yet his heart rages against the LORD.
YLT
The folly of man perverteth his way, And against Jehovah is his heart wroth.
DBT
The folly of man distorteth his way, and his heart is irritated against 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.