For the merchandise of it is better than the merchandise of silver, and the gain thereof than fine gold.
KJV
Parallel translations
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4 additional translationsASV
For the gaining of it is better than the gaining of silver, And the profit thereof than fine gold.
WEB
for she is more profitable than silver, and her gain is better than fine gold.
YLT
For better is her merchandise Than the merchandise of silver, And than gold--her increase.
DBT
For the gain thereof is better than the gain of silver, and her revenue than fine gold.
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.