There is treasure to be desired and oil in the dwelling of the wise; but a foolish man spendeth it up.
KJV
Parallel translations
4 additional translations▾
Parallel translations
4 additional translationsASV
There is precious treasure and oil in the dwelling of the wise; But a foolish man swalloweth it up.
WEB
Precious treasures and oil are in the dwelling of the wise, but a foolish man consumes them.
DBT
There is costly store and oil in the dwelling of a wise [man]; but a foolish man swalloweth it up.
YLT
A treasure to be desired, and oil, Is in the habitation of the wise, And a foolish man swalloweth it up.
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.