Whoso loveth wisdom rejoiceth his father: but he that keepeth company with harlots spendeth his substance.
KJV
Parallel translations
4 additional translations▾
Parallel translations
4 additional translationsASV
Whoso loveth wisdom rejoiceth his father; But he that keepeth company with harlots wasteth his substance.
WEB
A man who loves wisdom brings joy to his father, but a companion of prostitutes squanders his wealth.
YLT
A man loving wisdom rejoiceth his father, And a friend of harlots destroyeth wealth.
DBT
Whoso loveth wisdom rejoiceth his father; but he that is a companion of harlots destroyeth [his] substance.
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.