For the turning away of the simple shall slay them, and the prosperity of fools shall destroy them.
KJV
Parallel translations
4 additional translations▾
Parallel translations
4 additional translationsASV
For the backsliding of the simple shall slay them, And the careless ease of fools shall destroy them.
WEB
For the waywardness of the simple will slay them, and the complacency of fools will destroy them.
YLT
For the turning of the simple slayeth them, And the security of the foolish destroyeth them.
DBT
For the turning away of the simple shall slay them, and the prosperity of the foolish shall cause them to perish.
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.