Parallel translations
4 additional translations▾
Parallel translations
4 additional translationsASV
The sluggard saith, There is a lion in the way; A lion is in the streets.
WEB
The slacker says, “A lion is in the road! A fierce lion roams the public square!”
YLT
The slothful hath said, `A lion is in the way, A lion is in the broad places.'
DBT
The sluggard saith, There is a fierce lion in the way; a lion is in the midst of the streets!
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.