All the days of the afflicted are evil: but he that is of a merry heart hath a continual feast.
KJV
Parallel translations
4 additional translations▾
Parallel translations
4 additional translationsASV
All the days of the afflicted are evil; But he that is of a cheerful heart hath a continual feast.
WEB
All the days of the oppressed are bad, but a cheerful heart has a continual feast.
YLT
All the days of the afflicted are evil, And gladness of heart is a perpetual banquet.
DBT
All the days of the afflicted are evil; but a cheerful heart is a continual feast.
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.