They that are of a froward heart are abomination to the Lord: but such as are upright in their way are his delight.
KJV
Parallel translations
4 additional translations▾
Parallel translations
4 additional translationsASV
They that are perverse in heart are an abomination to Jehovah; But such as are perfect in their way are his delight.
WEB
The perverse in heart are an abomination to the LORD, but the blameless in their walk are His delight.
YLT
An abomination to Jehovah are the perverse of heart, And the perfect of the way are His delight.
DBT
The perverse in heart are abomination to Jehovah; but they that are perfect in [their] way are his delight.
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.