The wicked worketh a deceitful work: but to him that soweth righteousness shall be a sure reward.
KJV
Parallel translations
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Parallel translations
4 additional translationsASV
The wicked earneth deceitful wages; But he that soweth righteousness hath a sure reward.
WEB
The wicked man earns an empty wage, but he who sows righteousness reaps a true reward.
YLT
The wicked is getting a lying wage, And whoso is sowing righteousness--a true reward.
DBT
The wicked worketh a deceitful work; but he that soweth righteousness hath a sure reward.
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.