Parallel translations
4 additional translations▾
Parallel translations
4 additional translationsASV
She perceiveth that her merchandise is profitable; Her lamp goeth not out by night.
WEB
She sees that her gain is good, and her lamp is not extinguished at night.
YLT
She hath perceived when her merchandise is good, Her lamp is not extinguished in the night.
DBT
She perceiveth that her earning is good; her lamp goeth not out by night.
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.