The grave; and the barren womb; the earth that is not filled with water; and the fire that saith not, It is enough.
KJV
Parallel translations
4 additional translations▾
Parallel translations
4 additional translationsSheol; and the barren womb; The earth that is not satisfied with water; And the fire that saith not, Enough.
Sheol, the barren womb, land never satisfied with water, and fire that never says, ‘Enough!’
Sheol, and a restrained womb, Earth--it is not satisfied with water, And fire--it hath not said, `Sufficiency,'
— Sheol, and the barren womb; the earth which is not filled with water, and the fire which saith not, It is enough.
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.