She stretcheth out her hand to the poor; yea, she reacheth forth her hands to the needy.
KJV
Parallel translations
4 additional translations▾
Parallel translations
4 additional translationsASV
She stretcheth out her hand to the poor; Yea, she reacheth forth her hands to the needy.
WEB
She opens her arms to the poor and reaches out her hands to the needy.
YLT
Her hand she hath spread forth to the poor, Yea, her hands she sent forth to the needy.
DBT
She stretcheth out her hand to the afflicted, and she reacheth forth her hands to the needy.
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.