There is gold, and a multitude of rubies: but the lips of knowledge are a precious jewel.
KJV
Parallel translations
4 additional translations▾
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4 additional translationsASV
There is gold, and abundance of rubies; But the lips of knowledge are a precious jewel.
WEB
There is an abundance of gold and rubies, but lips of knowledge are a rare treasure.
YLT
Substance, gold, and a multitude of rubies, Yea, a precious vessel, are lips of knowledge.
DBT
There is gold, and a multitude of rubies; but the lips of knowledge are a precious Jewel.
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.