The righteous considereth the cause of the poor: but the wicked regardeth not to know it.
KJV
Parallel translations
4 additional translations▾
Parallel translations
4 additional translationsASV
The righteous taketh knowledge of the cause of the poor; The wicked hath not understanding to know it.
WEB
The righteous consider the cause of the poor, but the wicked have no regard for such concerns.
YLT
The righteous knoweth the plea of the poor, The wicked understandeth not knowledge.
DBT
The righteous taketh knowledge of the cause of the poor; the wicked understandeth not knowledge.
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.