That thy trust may be in the Lord, I have made known to thee this day, even to thee.
KJV
Parallel translations
4 additional translations▾
Parallel translations
4 additional translationsASV
That thy trust may be in Jehovah, I have madethemknown to thee this day, even to thee.
WEB
So that your trust may be in the LORD, I instruct you today—yes, you.
YLT
That thy trust may be in Jehovah, I caused thee to know to-day, even thou.
DBT
That thy confidence may be in Jehovah, I have made [them] known to thee this day, even to thee.
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.