Whoso robbeth his father or his mother, and saith, It is no transgression; the same is the companion of a destroyer.
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Parallel translations
4 additional translationsWhoso robbeth his father or his mother, and saith, It is no transgression, The same is the companion of a destroyer.
He who robs his father or mother, saying, “It is not wrong,” is a companion to the man who destroys.
Whoso is robbing his father, or his mother, And is saying, `It is not transgression,' A companion he is to a destroyer.
Whoso robbeth his father and his mother, and saith, It is no transgression, the same is the companion of a destroyer.
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.