Wisdom is before him that hath understanding; but the eyes of a fool are in the ends of the earth.
KJV
Parallel translations
4 additional translations▾
Parallel translations
4 additional translationsASV
Wisdom is before the face of him that hath understanding; But the eyes of a fool are in the ends of the earth.
WEB
Wisdom is the focus of the discerning, but the eyes of a fool wander to the ends of the earth.
YLT
The face of the intelligent is to wisdom, And the eyes of a fool--at the end of the earth.
DBT
Wisdom is before him that hath understanding; but the eyes of a fool are in the ends of the earth.
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.