The king’s favour is toward a wise servant: but his wrath is against him that causeth shame.
KJV
Parallel translations
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4 additional translationsASV
The king’s favor is toward a servant that dealeth wisely; But his wrath will beagainsthim that causeth shame.
WEB
A king delights in a wise servant, but his anger falls on the shameful.
YLT
The favour of a king is to a wise servant, And an object of his wrath is one causing shame!
DBT
The king's favour is toward a wise servant; but his wrath is [against] him that causeth 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.