Whoso keepeth the law is a wise son: but he that is a companion of riotous men shameth his father.
KJV
Parallel translations
4 additional translations▾
Parallel translations
4 additional translationsASV
Whoso keepeth the law is a wise son; But he that is a companion of gluttons shameth his father.
WEB
A discerning son keeps the law, but a companion of gluttons disgraces his father.
YLT
Whoso is keeping the law is an intelligent son, And a friend of gluttons, Doth cause his father to blush.
DBT
Whoso observeth the law is a son that hath understanding; but he that is a companion of profligates bringeth shame to his father.
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.