The righteous man wisely considereth the house of the wicked: but God overthroweth the wicked for their wickedness.
KJV
Parallel translations
4 additional translations▾
Parallel translations
4 additional translationsASV
The righteous man considereth the house of the wicked, Howthe wicked are overthrown to their ruin.
WEB
The Righteous One considers the house of the wicked and brings the wicked to ruin.
YLT
The Righteous One is acting wisely Towards the house of the wicked, He is overthrowing the wicked for wickedness.
DBT
One that is righteous wisely considereth the house of the wicked: he overthroweth the wicked to [their] ruin.
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.