If a wise man contendeth with a foolish man, whether he rage or laugh, there is no rest.
KJV
Parallel translations
4 additional translations▾
Parallel translations
4 additional translationsASV
If a wise man hath a controversy with a foolish man, Whether he be angry or laugh, there will be no rest.
WEB
If a wise man goes to court with a fool, there will be raving and laughing with no resolution.
YLT
A wise man is judged by the foolish man, And he hath been angry, And he hath laughed, and there is no rest.
DBT
If a wise man contendeth with a fool, whether he rage or laugh, [he] hath no rest.
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.