Proverbs 25:1

These also are proverbs of Solomon, which the men of King Hezekiah of Judah copied: ¹ 

These are more proverbs of Solomon, copied by the men of Hezekiah king of Judah:

These also are proverbs of Solomon which the men of Hezekiah, king of Judah, transcribed.

These are more proverbs of Solomon, collected by the advisers of King Hezekiah of Judah.

There are also these proverbs of Solomon, collected by scribes of Hezekiah, king of Judah.

These are more wise sayings of Solomon, copied out by the men of Hezekiah, king of Judah.

These are other proverbs of Solomon that the officials of King Hezekiah of Judah copied.

These also are proverbs of Solomon which the men of Hezekiah king of Judah copied:

These also are proverbs of Solomon, which the men of King Hezekiah of Judah copied: ¹ 

¹ sn This section of the book of Proverbs contains proverbs attributed to Solomon but copied by Hezekiah’s sages (between 715 b.c. and 687 b.c.). Some scholars conclude that this has no historical value other than to report the later disposition that people thought they came from Solomon’s time, but if that were the only consideration, then that in itself would have to be considered as a piece of historical information. But if the reference is an earlier note in the collection, then it becomes more valuable for consideration. The proverbs in these lines differ from the earlier ones in that these are multiple line sayings using more similes; chapters 28-29 are similar to 10-16, but chapters 25-27 differ in having few references to God.