MANNAFEST

And, behold, there met him a woman with the attire of an harlot, and subtil of heart.

KJV

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ASV

And, behold, there met him a woman With the attire of a harlot, and wily of heart.

WEB

Then a woman came out to meet him, with the attire of a harlot and cunning of heart.

YLT

And, lo, a woman to meet him--(A harlot's dress, and watchful of heart,

DBT

And behold, there met him a woman in the attire of a harlot, and subtle of heart.

About this book

Old Testament

ProverbsGnomic 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.

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