Accuse not a servant unto his master, lest he curse thee, and thou be found guilty.
KJV
Parallel translations
4 additional translations▾
Parallel translations
4 additional translationsASV
Slander not a servant unto his master, Lest he curse thee, and thou be held guilty.
WEB
Do not slander a servant to his master, or he will curse you, and you will bear the guilt.
YLT
Accuse not a servant unto his lord, Lest he disesteem thee, and thou be found guilty.
DBT
Speak not too much about a servant to his master, lest he curse thee, and thou be held guilty.
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.