He layeth up sound wisdom for the righteous: he is a buckler to them that walk uprightly.
KJV
Parallel translations
4 additional translations▾
Parallel translations
4 additional translationsASV
He layeth up sound wisdom for the upright; He isa shield to them that walk in integrity;
WEB
He stores up sound wisdom for the upright; He is a shield to those who walk with integrity,
YLT
Even to lay up for the upright substance, A shield for those walking uprightly.
DBT
He layeth up sound wisdom for the upright; [he] is a shield to them that walk in integrity;
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.