The righteous is more excellent than his neighbour: but the way of the wicked seduceth them.
KJV
Parallel translations
4 additional translations▾
Parallel translations
4 additional translationsASV
The righteous is a guide to his neighbor; But the way of the wicked causeth them to err.
WEB
A righteous man is cautious in friendship, but the ways of the wicked lead them astray.
YLT
The righteous searcheth his companion, And the way of the wicked causeth them to err.
DBT
The righteous guideth his neighbour; but the way of the wicked misleadeth them.
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.