When he speaketh fair, believe him not: for there are seven abominations in his heart.
KJV
Parallel translations
4 additional translations▾
Parallel translations
4 additional translationsASV
When he speaketh fair, believe him not; For there are seven abominations in his heart:
WEB
When he speaks graciously, do not believe him, for seven abominations fill his heart.
YLT
When his voice is gracious trust not in him, For seven abominations are in his heart.
DBT
when his voice is gracious, believe him not, for there are seven abominations in his heart.
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.