NET Bible
"He composed 3,000 proverbs and 1,005 songs."
— 1 Kings 4:32, NET Bible
“And he spake three thousand proverbs: and his songs were a thousand and five.”
“And he spake three thousand proverbs; and his songs were a thousand and five. ”
“He spoke three thousand proverbs; and his songs were one thousand five.”
“Solomon also spoke three thousand parables: and his poems were a thousand and five.”
“He was the maker of three thousand wise sayings, and of songs to the number of a thousand and five.”
“And he spake three thousand proverbs: and his songs were a thousand and five.”
God gave Solomon wisdom and very great discernment; the breadth of his understanding was as infinite as the sand on the seashore.
Solomon was wiser than all the men of the east and all the sages of Egypt.
He was wiser than any man, including Ethan the Ezrahite or Heman, Calcol, and Darda, the sons of Mahol. He was famous in all the neighboring nations.
He composed 3,000 proverbs and 1,005 songs.
He produced manuals on botany, describing every kind of plant, from the cedars of Lebanon to the hyssop that grows on walls. He also produced manuals on biology, describing animals, birds, insects, and fish.
People from all nations came to hear Solomon’s display of wisdom; they came from all the kings of the earth who heard about his wisdom.