As a thorn goeth up into the hand of a drunkard, so is a parable in the mouth of fools.
KJV
Parallel translations
4 additional translations▾
Parallel translations
4 additional translationsASV
Asa thorn that goeth up into the hand of a drunkard, So is a parable in the mouth of fools.
WEB
Like a thorn that falls into the hand of a drunkard is a proverb in the mouth of a fool.
YLT
A thorn hath gone up into the hand of a drunkard, And a parable in the mouth of fools.
DBT
[As] a thorn goeth up into the hand of a drunkard, so is a proverb in the mouth of fools.
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.