The main writers and collectors are Solomon (1:1; 10:1; 25:1; cf. 1 Kings 4:32; Eccl. 12:9) and Hezekiah (25:1), who added some proverbs of the forefathers in chs. 25—29. Chapter 30 is attributed to Agur, and ch. 31 to King Lemuel; nothing definite is known concerning either man.

About 1000 B.C. (Solomon's portion, chs. 1—24) and about 700 B.C. (Hezekiah's portion, chs. 25—29). The time of writing for chs. 30—31 is unknown.

Probably Jerusalem.