Say not unto thy neighbour, Go, and come again, and to morrow I will give; when thou hast it by thee.
KJV
Parallel translations
4 additional translations▾
Parallel translations
4 additional translationsASV
Say not unto thy neighbor, Go, and come again, And to-morrow I will give; When thou hast it by thee.
WEB
Do not tell your neighbor, “Come back tomorrow and I will provide”— when you already have the means.
YLT
Say not thou to thy friend, `Go, and return, and to-morrow I give,' And substance with thee.
DBT
Say not unto thy neighbour, Go, and come again, and to-morrow I will give, when thou hast it by thee.
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.