Parallel translations
4 additional translations▾
Parallel translations
4 additional translationsASV
A fool’s vexation is presently known; But a prudent man concealeth shame.
WEB
A fool’s anger is known at once, but a prudent man overlooks an insult.
YLT
The fool--in a day is his anger known, And the prudent is covering shame.
DBT
The vexation of the fool is presently known; but a prudent [man] covereth shame.
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.