The heaven for height, and the earth for depth, and the heart of kings is unsearchable.
KJV
Parallel translations
4 additional translations▾
Parallel translations
4 additional translationsASV
As the heavens for height, and the earth for depth, So the heart of kings is unsearchable.
WEB
As the heavens are high and the earth is deep, so the hearts of kings cannot be searched.
YLT
The heavens for height, and the earth for depth, And the heart of kings-- are unsearchable.
DBT
The heavens for height, and the earth for depth, and the heart of kings is unsearchable.
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.