Parallel translations
4 additional translations▾
Parallel translations
4 additional translationsASV
Many seek the ruler’s favor; But a man’s judgmentcomethfrom Jehovah.
WEB
Many seek the ruler’s favor, but a man receives justice from the LORD.
YLT
Many are seeking the face of a ruler, And from Jehovah is the judgment of each.
DBT
Many seek the ruler's face; but a man's right judgment is from 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.