The fear of man bringeth a snare: but whoso putteth his trust in the Lord shall be safe.
KJV
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4 additional translationsASV
The fear of man bringeth a snare; But whoso putteth his trust in Jehovah shall be safe.
WEB
The fear of man is a snare, but whoever trusts in the LORD is set securely on high.
YLT
Fear of man causeth a snare, And the confident in Jehovah is set on high.
DBT
The fear of man bringeth a snare; but whoso putteth his confidence in Jehovah is protected.
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.