Blessings are upon the head of the just: but violence covereth the mouth of the wicked.
KJV
Parallel translations
4 additional translations▾
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4 additional translationsASV
Blessings are upon the head of the righteous; But violence covereth the mouth of the wicked.
WEB
Blessings are on the head of the righteous, but the mouth of the wicked conceals violence.
YLT
Blessings are for the head of the righteous, And the mouth of the wicked cover doth violence.
DBT
Blessings are upon the head of a righteous [man]; but the mouth of the wicked covereth violence.
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.