But whoso hearkeneth unto me shall dwell safely, and shall be quiet from fear of evil.
KJV
Parallel translations
4 additional translations▾
Parallel translations
4 additional translationsASV
But whoso hearkeneth unto me shall dwell securely, And shall be quiet without fear of evil.
WEB
But whoever listens to me will dwell in safety, secure from the fear of evil.”
YLT
And whoso is hearkening to me dwelleth confidently, And is quiet from fear of evil!'
DBT
But whoso hearkeneth unto me shall dwell safely, and shall be at rest from fear of evil.
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.