In the transgression of an evil man there is a snare: but the righteous doth sing and rejoice.
The saying is Solomon's, and it stands among his writings in the last fifteen chapters of Proverbs. Those proverbs of Solomon were written about the year 1000 B.C. and later. Within that portion it belongs to the group beginning at chapter 25, which Hezekiah's scribes copied out from Solomon's many writings. Solomon wrote three thousand proverbs, from which that copied collection was taken.
The saying is Solomon's, and it stands among his writings in the last fifteen chapters of Proverbs. Those proverbs of Solomon were written about the year 1000 B.C. and later. Within that portion it belongs to the group beginning at chapter 25, which Hezekiah's scribes copied out from Solomon's many writings. Solomon wrote three thousand proverbs, from which that copied collection was taken.