Parallel translations
4 additional translations▾
Parallel translations
4 additional translationsASV
Be thou diligent to know the state of thy flocks, And look well to thy herds:
WEB
Be sure to know the state of your flocks, and pay close attention to your herds;
YLT
Know well the face of thy flock, Set thy heart to the droves,
DBT
Be well acquainted with the appearance of thy flocks; look well to thy herds:
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.