He that is first in his own cause seemeth just; but his neighbour cometh and searcheth him.
KJV
Parallel translations
4 additional translations▾
Parallel translations
4 additional translationsASV
He that pleadeth his cause first seemeth just; But his neighbor cometh and searcheth him out.
WEB
The first to state his case seems right until another comes and cross-examines him.
YLT
Righteous is the first in his own cause, His neighbour cometh and hath searched him.
DBT
He that is first in his own cause [seemeth] just; but his neighbour cometh and searcheth him.
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.