Happy is the man that feareth alway: but he that hardeneth his heart shall fall into mischief.
KJV
Parallel translations
4 additional translations▾
Parallel translations
4 additional translationsASV
Happy is the man that feareth alway; But he that hardeneth his heart shall fall into mischief.
WEB
Blessed is the man who is always reverent, but he who hardens his heart falls into trouble.
YLT
O the happiness of a man fearing continually, And whoso is hardening his heart falleth into evil.
DBT
Happy is the man that feareth always; but he that hardeneth his heart shall fall into evil.
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.