Though hand join in hand, the wicked shall not be unpunished: but the seed of the righteous shall be delivered.
KJV
Parallel translations
4 additional translations▾
Parallel translations
4 additional translationsASV
Thoughhandjoinin hand, the evil man shall not be unpunished; But the seed of the righteous shall be delivered.
WEB
Be assured that the wicked will not go unpunished, but the offspring of the righteous will escape.
YLT
Hand to hand, the wicked is not acquitted, And the seed of the righteous hath escaped.
DBT
Hand for hand! an evil [man] shall not be held innocent; but the seed of the righteous shall be delivered.
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.