The fear of the Lord tendeth to life: and he that hath it shall abide satisfied; he shall not be visited with evil.
KJV
Parallel translations
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4 additional translationsASV
The fear of Jehovahtendethto life; And hethat hath itshall abide satisfied; He shall not be visited with evil.
WEB
The fear of the LORD leads to life, that one may rest content, without visitation from harm.
YLT
The fear of Jehovah is to life, And satisfied he remaineth--he is not charged with evil.
DBT
The fear of Jehovah [tendeth] to life, and he [that hath it] shall rest satisfied without being visited with evil.
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.