32He spoke three thousand proverbs and his songs numbered a thousand and five.


In Context

29 God gave Solomon wisdom and very great insight, and a breadth of understanding as measureless as the sand on the seashore.

30 Solomon's wisdom was greater than the wisdom of all the men of the East, and greater than all the wisdom of Egypt.

31 He was wiser than any other man, including Ethan the Ezrahite-wiser than Heman, Calcol and Darda, the sons of Mahol. And his fame spread to all the surrounding nations.

32 He spoke three thousand proverbs and his songs numbered a thousand and five.

33 He described plant life, from the cedar of Lebanon to the hyssop that grows out of walls. He also taught about animals and birds, reptiles and fish.

34 Men of all nations came to listen to Solomon's wisdom, sent by all the kings of the world, who had heard of his wisdom.

1st Kings 4:32 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

4:32And he spake three thousand proverbs: and his songs were a thousand and five.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

4:32Solomon also spoke three thousand parables: and his poems were a thousand and five.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

4:32And he spake three thousand proverbs; and his songs were a thousand and five.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

4:32And he spoke three thousand proverbs; and his songs were a thousand and five.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

4:32And he spake three thousand proverbs: and his songs were a thousand and five.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

4:32And he spoke three thousand proverbs: and his songs were a thousand and five.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

4:32He spoke three thousand proverbs; and his songs were one thousand five.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

4:32And he speaketh three thousand similes, and his songs are five, and the chief one;

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

4:32And he spoke three thousand proverbs: and his songs were a thousand and five.