Parallel translations
4 additional translations▾
Parallel translations
4 additional translationsASV
A false balance is an abomination to Jehovah; But a just weight is his delight.
WEB
Dishonest scales are an abomination to the LORD, but an accurate weight is His delight.
YLT
Balances of deceit are an abomination to Jehovah, And a perfect weight is His delight.
DBT
A false balance is an abomination to Jehovah; but a just weight is his delight.
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.