The wicked is driven away in his wickedness: but the righteous hath hope in his death.
KJV
Parallel translations
4 additional translations▾
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4 additional translationsASV
The wicked is thrust down in his evil-doing; But the righteous hath a refuge in his death.
WEB
The wicked man is thrown down by his own sin, but the righteous man has a refuge even in death.
YLT
In his wickedness is the wicked driven away, And trustful in his death is the righteous.
DBT
The wicked is driven away by his evil-doing; but the righteous trusteth, [even] in his death.
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.