Because I have called, and ye refused; I have stretched out my hand, and no man regarded;
KJV
Parallel translations
4 additional translations▾
Parallel translations
4 additional translationsASV
Because I have called, and ye have refused; I have stretched out my hand, and no man hath regarded;
WEB
Because you refused my call, and no one took my outstretched hand,
YLT
Because I have called, and ye refuse, I stretched out my hand, and none is attending,
DBT
Because I have called, and ye refused; I have stretched out my hand, and no one regarded;
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.