MANNAFEST

Remove not the ancient landmark, which thy fathers have set.

KJV

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ASV

Remove not the ancient landmark, Which thy fathers have set.

WEB

Do not move an ancient boundary stone which your fathers have placed.

YLT

Remove not a border of olden times, That thy fathers have made.

DBT

Remove not the ancient landmark which thy fathers have set.

About this book

Old Testament

ProverbsGnomic 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.

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