When thou goest, thy steps shall not be straitened; and when thou runnest, thou shalt not stumble.
KJV
Parallel translations
4 additional translations▾
Parallel translations
4 additional translationsASV
When thou goest, thy steps shall not be straitened; And if thou runnest, thou shalt not stumble.
WEB
When you walk, your steps will not be impeded; when you run, you will not stumble.
YLT
In thy walking thy step is not straitened, And if thou runnest, thou stumblest not.
DBT
When thou goest, thy steps shall not be straitened; and when thou runnest, thou shalt not stumble.
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.