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Proverbs 21:29
Proverbs 21:29 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)A wicked man hardeneth his face: but as for the upright, he directeth his way.
- New International Version (NIV)The wicked put up a bold front, but the upright give thought to their ways.
- English Standard Version (ESV)A wicked man puts on a bold face, but the upright gives thought to his ways.
- New King James Version (NKJV)A wicked man hardens his face, But as for the upright, he establishes his way.
Context of Proverbs 21:29
27The sacrifice of the wicked is detestable— how much more so when brought with ill intent! 28A lying witness will perish, but the man who listens to truth will speak forever. A wicked man hardens his face, but the upright man makes his way sure. 30There is no wisdom, no understanding, no counsel that can prevail against the LORD. 31A horse is prepared for the day of battle, but victory is of the LORD.
Read all of Proverbs 21Proverbs 21:29 word by word
הֵעֵ֬ז אִ֣ישׁ רָשָׁ֣ע בְּפָנָ֑יו וְ֝יָשָׁ֗ר ה֤וּא׀ יָבִ֬ין דַּרְכּֽוֹ׃Read the interlinear
Cross-references for Proverbs 21:29
- Proverbs 28:14Blessed is the man who is always reverent, but he who hardens his heart falls into trouble.
- Proverbs 29:1A man who remains stiff-necked after much reproof will suddenly be shattered beyond recovery.
- Jeremiah 3:2“Lift up your eyes to the barren heights and see. Is there any place where you have not been violated? You sat beside the highways waiting for your lovers, like a nomad in the desert. You have defiled the land with your prostitution and wickedness.
- Jeremiah 5:3O LORD, do not Your eyes look for truth? You struck them, but they felt no pain. You finished them off, but they refused to accept discipline. They have made their faces harder than stone and refused to repent.
- Jeremiah 8:12Are they ashamed of the abomination they have committed? No, they have no shame at all; they do not even know how to blush. So they will fall among the fallen; when I punish them, they will collapse, says the LORD.
- Jeremiah 44:16“As for the word you have spoken to us in the name of the LORD, we will not listen to you!
- Proverbs 11:5The righteousness of the blameless directs their path, but the wicked fall by their own wickedness.
- Psalms 119:59I considered my ways and turned my steps to Your testimonies.
- Ezekiel 18:28Because he considered and turned from all the transgressions he had committed, he will surely live; he will not die.
- Haggai 1:5Now this is what the LORD of Hosts says: “Consider carefully your ways.
- Haggai 2:15Now consider carefully from this day forward: Before one stone was placed on another in the temple of the LORD,
- Luke 15:17Finally he came to his senses and said, ‘How many of my father’s hired servants have plenty of food, but here I am, starving to death!
- 1 Thessalonians 3:11Now may our God and Father Himself, and our Lord Jesus, direct our way to you.
Commentaries on Proverbs 21:29
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 29He directeth his way - Instead of יכין yachin, he directeth, upwards of fifty of Kennicott's and De Rossi's MSS., several ancient editions with some of the versions, read יבין yabin, he understands; and because he understands his way, he is able to direct himself in walking in it.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 29Directeth - i. e., Makes straight and firm. On one side it is the callousness of guilt; on the other side it is the confidence of integrity.Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 29Verse 29 A wicked man bids defiance to the terrors of the law and the rebukes of Providence. But a good man asks, What does God require of me?Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2929. hardeneth his face--is obstinate. directeth ... way--considers it, and acts advisedly.Read the comment
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- 1. Proverbs 21:29 Or puts up a bold front ↩
Commentaries on Proverbs 21
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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