Parallel translations
4 additional translations▾
Parallel translations
4 additional translationsASV
A man’s heart deviseth his way; But Jehovah directeth his steps.
WEB
A man’s heart plans his course, but the LORD determines his steps.
YLT
The heart of man deviseth his way, And Jehovah establisheth his step.
DBT
The heart of man deviseth his way, but Jehovah directeth his steps.
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.