He that hath a froward heart findeth no good: and he that hath a perverse tongue falleth into mischief.
KJV
Parallel translations
4 additional translations▾
Parallel translations
4 additional translationsASV
He that hath a wayward heart findeth no good; And he that hath a perverse tongue falleth into mischief.
WEB
The one with a perverse heart finds no good, and he whose tongue is deceitful falls into trouble.
YLT
The perverse of heart findeth not good, And the turned in his tongue falleth into evil.
DBT
He that hath a perverse heart findeth no good; and he that shifteth about with his tongue falleth into evil.
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.