The way of the wicked is an abomination unto the Lord: but he loveth him that followeth after righteousness.
KJV
Parallel translations
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4 additional translationsASV
The way of the wicked is an abomination to Jehovah; But he loveth him that followeth after righteousness.
WEB
The LORD detests the way of the wicked, but He loves those who pursue righteousness.
YLT
An abomination to Jehovah is the way of the wicked, And whoso is pursuing righteousness He loveth.
DBT
The way of a wicked [man] is an abomination to Jehovah; but him that pursueth righteousness he loveth.
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.