The heart of her husband doth safely trust in her, so that he shall have no need of spoil.
KJV
Parallel translations
4 additional translations▾
Parallel translations
4 additional translationsASV
The heart of her husband trusteth in her, And he shall have no lack of gain.
WEB
The heart of her husband trusts in her, and he lacks nothing of value.
YLT
The heart of her husband hath trusted in her, And spoil he lacketh not.
DBT
The heart of her husband confideth in her, and he shall have no lack of spoil.
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.