To understand a proverb, and the interpretation; the words of the wise, and their dark sayings.
KJV
Parallel translations
4 additional translations▾
Parallel translations
4 additional translationsASV
To understand a proverb, and a figure, The words of the wise, and their dark sayings.
WEB
by understanding the proverbs and parables, the sayings and riddles of the wise.
YLT
For understanding a proverb and its sweetness, Words of the wise and their acute sayings.
DBT
to understand a proverb and an allegory, the words of the wise and their enigmas.
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.