There is that scattereth, and yet increaseth; and there is that withholdeth more than is meet, but it tendeth to poverty.
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4 additional translationsThere is that scattereth, and increaseth yet more; And there is that withholdeth more than is meet, but it tendeth only to want.
One gives freely, yet gains even more; another withholds what is right, only to become poor.
There is who is scattering, and yet is increased, And who is keeping back from uprightness, only to want.
There is that scattereth, and yet increaseth; and there is that withholdeth more than is right, but [it tendeth] only to want.
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.