Parallel translations
4 additional translations▾
Parallel translations
4 additional translationsASV
So as to incline thine ear unto wisdom, And apply thy heart to understanding;
WEB
if you incline your ear to wisdom and direct your heart to understanding,
YLT
To cause thine ear to attend to wisdom, Thou inclinest thy heart to understanding,
DBT
so that thou incline thine ear unto wisdom [and] thou apply thy heart to understanding;
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.