If thou be wise, thou shalt be wise for thyself: but if thou scornest, thou alone shalt bear it.
KJV
Parallel translations
4 additional translations▾
Parallel translations
4 additional translationsASV
If thou art wise, thou art wise for thyself; And if thou scoffest, thou alone shalt bear it.
WEB
If you are wise, you are wise to your own advantage; but if you scoff, you alone will bear the consequences.
YLT
If thou hast been wise, thou hast been wise for thyself, And thou hast scorned--thyself bearest it .
DBT
If thou art wise, thou shalt be wise for thyself; and if thou scornest, thou alone shalt bear it.
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.