1 Kings 4:32
New International Version
He spoke three thousand proverbs and his songs numbered a thousand and five.

New Living Translation
He composed some 3,000 proverbs and wrote 1,005 songs.

English Standard Version
He also spoke 3,000 proverbs, and his songs were 1,005.

Berean Standard Bible
Solomon composed three thousand proverbs, and his songs numbered a thousand and five.

King James Bible
And he spake three thousand proverbs: and his songs were a thousand and five.

New King James Version
He spoke three thousand proverbs, and his songs were one thousand and five.

New American Standard Bible
He also told three thousand proverbs, and his songs numbered 1,005.

NASB 1995
He also spoke 3,000 proverbs, and his songs were 1,005.

NASB 1977
He also spoke 3,000 proverbs, and his songs were 1,005.

Legacy Standard Bible
He also spoke 3,000 proverbs, and his songs were 1,005.

Amplified Bible
He also spoke 3,000 proverbs, and his songs were 1,005.

Christian Standard Bible
Solomon spoke 3,000 proverbs, and his songs numbered 1,005.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Solomon composed 3,000 proverbs, and his songs numbered 1,005.

American Standard Version
And he spake three thousand proverbs; and his songs were a thousand and five.

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
And he spoke three thousand proverbs and his songs were one thousand and five.

Brenton Septuagint Translation
And Solomon spoke three thousand proverbs, and his songs were five thousand.

Contemporary English Version
Solomon wrote 3,000 wise sayings and composed more than 1,000 songs.

Douay-Rheims Bible
Solomon also spoke three thousand parables: and his poems were a thousand and five.

English Revised Version
And he spake three thousand proverbs: and his songs were a thousand and five.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Solomon spoke 3,000 proverbs and wrote 1,005 songs.

Good News Translation
He composed three thousand proverbs and more than a thousand songs.

International Standard Version
Solomon wrote 3,000 proverbs and 1,005 songs.

JPS Tanakh 1917
And he spoke three thousand proverbs; and his songs were a thousand and five.

Literal Standard Version
And he speaks three thousand allegories, and his songs [are] one thousand and five;

Majority Standard Bible
Solomon composed three thousand proverbs, and his songs numbered a thousand and five.

New American Bible
Solomon also uttered three thousand proverbs, and his songs numbered a thousand and five.

NET Bible
He composed 3,000 proverbs and 1,005 songs.

New Revised Standard Version
He composed three thousand proverbs, and his songs numbered a thousand and five.

New Heart English Bible
He spoke three thousand proverbs; and his songs were one thousand five.

Webster's Bible Translation
And he spoke three thousand proverbs: and his songs were a thousand and five.

World English Bible
He spoke three thousand proverbs, and his songs numbered one thousand five.

Young's Literal Translation
And he speaketh three thousand similes, and his songs are five, and the chief one;

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Context
Solomon's Wisdom
31He was wiser than all men—wiser than Ethan the Ezrahite, and wiser than Heman, Calcol, and Darda, the sons of Mahol. And his fame spread throughout the surrounding nations. 32Solomon composed three thousand proverbs, and his songs numbered a thousand and five. 33He spoke of trees, from the cedar in Lebanon to the hyssop growing in the wall, and he taught about animals, birds, reptiles, and fish.…

Cross References
1 Kings 4:33
He spoke of trees, from the cedar in Lebanon to the hyssop growing in the wall, and he taught about animals, birds, reptiles, and fish.

Proverbs 1:1
These are the proverbs of Solomon son of David, king of Israel,

Proverbs 10:1
The proverbs of Solomon: A wise son brings joy to his father, but a foolish son grief to his mother.

Proverbs 25:1
These are additional proverbs of Solomon, which were copied by the men of Hezekiah king of Judah:

Ecclesiastes 12:9
Not only was the Teacher wise, but he also taught the people knowledge; he pondered, searched out, and arranged many proverbs.

Ecclesiastes 12:12
And by these, my son, be further warned: There is no end to the making of many books, and much study wearies the body.

Song of Solomon 1:1
This is Solomon's Song of Songs.


Treasury of Scripture

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

he spake

Proverbs 1:1-33
The proverbs of Solomon the son of David, king of Israel; …

Ecclesiastes 12:9
And moreover, because the preacher was wise, he still taught the people knowledge; yea, he gave good heed, and sought out, and set in order many proverbs.

Matthew 13:35
That it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophet, saying, I will open my mouth in parables; I will utter things which have been kept secret from the foundation of the world.

songs

Song of Solomon 1:1
The song of songs, which is Solomon's.

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(32) Proverbs.--The word "proverb" (mashal), from a root signifying "comparison," has the various meanings of (a) parable or allegory, (b) proverb in the modern sense, (c) riddle or enigmatical poem, (d) figurative and antithetical poetry, like the "parable" of Balaam. The Book of Proverbs belongs mainly, but not exclusively, to the second class. Its main part consists of two series of "Proverbs of Solomon" (Proverbs 10-24, 25-29), composed or collected by him; falling, however, far short of the number given in this verse. The earlier portion (see especially 1Kings 1:20-33; 1Kings 1:2; 1Kings 1:8) partakes more of the character of the first and fourth classes; and in Ecclesiastes 12:3-6, and perhaps Proverbs 30:15-16; Proverbs 30:24-31, we have specimens of the third. If the "three thousand" of the text be intended to be taken literally, it is obvious that only a small part of Solomon's proverbs has been preserved. His declension into idolatry might induce care in selection. by such prophetic compilers as "the men of Hezekiah" (Proverbs 25). . . . Verse 32. - And he spake three thousand proverbs: and his songs were a thousand and five. [Of the former, less than one-third are preserved in the Book of Proverbs (see Proverbs 1:1; Proverbs 25:1); the rest are lost to us. The Book of Ecclesiastes, even if the composition of Solomon, can hardly be described as proverbs. Of his songs all have perished, except the Song of Solomon, and possibly Psalm 72, 127. (see the titles), and, according to some, 128.

Parallel Commentaries ...


Hebrew
Solomon composed
וַיְדַבֵּ֕ר (way·ḏab·bêr)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 1696: To arrange, to speak, to subdue

three
שְׁלֹ֥שֶׁת (šə·lō·šeṯ)
Number - masculine singular construct
Strong's 7969: Three, third, thrice

thousand
אֲלָפִ֖ים (’ă·lā·p̄îm)
Number - masculine plural
Strong's 505: A thousand

proverbs,
מָשָׁ֑ל (mā·šāl)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 4912: A pithy maxim, a simile

and his songs
שִׁיר֖וֹ (šî·rōw)
Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular
Strong's 7892: A song, singing

numbered
וַיְהִ֥י (way·hî)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 1961: To fall out, come to pass, become, be

a thousand
וָאָֽלֶף׃ (wā·’ā·lep̄)
Conjunctive waw | Number - masculine singular
Strong's 505: A thousand

and five.
חֲמִשָּׁ֥ה (ḥă·miš·šāh)
Number - masculine singular
Strong's 2568: Five


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