In the mouth of the foolish is a rod of pride: but the lips of the wise shall preserve them.
KJV
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4 additional translations▾
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4 additional translationsASV
In the mouth of the foolish is a rod forhispride; But the lips of the wise shall preserve them.
WEB
The proud speech of a fool brings a rod to his back, but the lips of the wise protect them.
YLT
In the mouth of a fool is a rod of pride, And the lips of the wise preserve them.
DBT
In the fool's mouth is a rod of pride; but the lips of the wise shall preserve them.
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.