Parallel translations
4 additional translations▾
Parallel translations
4 additional translationsASV
For thou wilt heap coals of fire upon his head, And Jehovah will reward thee.
WEB
For in so doing, you will heap burning coals on his head, and the LORD will reward you.
YLT
For coals thou art putting on his head, And Jehovah giveth recompense to thee.
DBT
for thou shalt heap coals of fire upon his head, and Jehovah shall reward thee.
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.