The king by judgment establisheth the land: but he that receiveth gifts overthroweth it.
KJV
Parallel translations
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4 additional translationsASV
The king by justice establisheth the land; But he that exacteth gifts overthroweth it.
WEB
By justice a king brings stability to the land, but a man who exacts tribute demolishes it.
YLT
A king by judgment establisheth a land, And one receiving gifts throweth it down.
DBT
A king by just judgment establisheth the land; but he that taketh gifts overthroweth it.
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.