He that tilleth his land shall have plenty of bread: but he that followeth after vain persons shall have poverty enough.
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Parallel translations
4 additional translations▾
Parallel translations
4 additional translationsHe that tilleth his land shall have plenty of bread; But he that followeth after vain persons shall have poverty enough.
The one who works his land will have plenty of food, but whoever chases fantasies will have his fill of poverty.
Whoso is tilling his ground is satisfied with bread, And whoso is pursuing vanity, Is filled with poverty.
He that tilleth his land shall be satisfied with bread; but he that followeth the worthless shall have poverty enough.
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.