When he established the clouds above: when he strengthened the fountains of the deep:
KJV
Parallel translations
4 additional translations▾
Parallel translations
4 additional translationsASV
When he made firm the skies above, When the fountains of the deep became strong,
WEB
when He established the clouds above, when the fountains of the deep gushed forth,
YLT
In His strengthening clouds above, In His making strong fountains of the deep,
DBT
when he established the skies above, when the fountains of the deep became strong;
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.