He that blesseth his friend with a loud voice, rising early in the morning, it shall be counted a curse to him.
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4 additional translations▾
Parallel translations
4 additional translationsHe that blesseth his friend with a loud voice, rising early in the morning, It shall be counted a curse to him.
If one blesses his neighbor with a loud voice early in the morning, it will be counted to him as a curse.
Whoso is saluting his friend with a loud voice, In the morning rising early, A light thing it is reckoned to him.
He that blesseth his friend with a loud voice, rising early in the morning, it shall be reckoned a curse to him.
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.