Parallel translations
4 additional translations▾
Parallel translations
4 additional translationsASV
The bloodthirsty hate him that is perfect; And as for the upright, they seek his life.
WEB
Men of bloodshed hate a blameless man, but the upright care for his life.
YLT
Men of blood hate the perfect, And the upright seek his soul.
DBT
The bloodthirsty hate the perfect, but the upright care for his soul.
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.