Parallel translations
4 additional translations▾
Parallel translations
4 additional translationsASV
When thou sittest to eat with a ruler, Consider diligently him that is before thee;
WEB
When you sit down to dine with a ruler, consider carefully what is set before you,
YLT
When thou sittest to eat with a ruler, Thou considerest diligently that which is before thee,
DBT
When thou sittest to eat with a ruler, consider well who is before 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.