Parallel translations
4 additional translations▾
Parallel translations
4 additional translationsDBT
He that soweth unrighteousness shall reap iniquity, and the rod of his wrath shall have an end.
ASV
He that soweth iniquity shall reap calamity; And the rod of his wrath shall fail.
WEB
He who sows injustice will reap disaster, and the rod of his fury will be destroyed.
YLT
Whoso is sowing perverseness reapeth sorrow, And the rod of his anger weareth out.
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.