Proverbs 29:1

Proverbs 29:1 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)He, that being often reproved hardeneth his neck, shall suddenly be destroyed, and that without remedy.
• New International Version (NIV)Whoever remains stiff-necked after many rebukes will suddenly be destroyed—without remedy.
• English Standard Version (ESV)He who is often reproved, yet stiffens his neck, will suddenly be broken beyond healing.
• New King James Version (NKJV)He who is often rebuked, and hardens his neck, Will suddenly be destroyed, and that without remedy.

Context of Proverbs 29:1

A man who remains stiff-necked after much reproof will suddenly be shattered beyond recovery. 2When the righteous flourish, the people rejoice, but when the wicked rule, the people groan. 3A man who loves wisdom brings joy to his father, but a companion of prostitutes squanders his wealth.

Proverbs 29:1 word by word

אִ֣ישׁ תּ֭וֹכָחוֹת מַקְשֶׁה־עֹ֑רֶף פֶּ֥תַע יִ֝שָּׁבֵ֗ר וְאֵ֣ין מַרְפֵּֽא׃Read the interlinear

• A man whoאִישׁ'îysh · manH376
• remains stiff-neckedקָשָׁהqâshâh · to hardenH7185
• remains stiff-neckedעֹ֫רֶף‛ôreph · neckH6203
• after much reproofתּוֹכַ֫חַתtôkêchâh tôkachath · argumentH8433
• will suddenlyפֶּתַעpetha‛ · suddennessH6621
• be shatteredשָׁבַרshâbar · to breakH7665
• ·אַ֫יִן'ayin · nothingH369
• beyond recoveryמַרְפֵּאmarpê' · healingH4832

Cross-references for Proverbs 29:1

• Proverbs 1:24Because you refused my call, and no one took my outstretched hand,
• 1 Samuel 2:25If a man sins against another man, God can intercede for him; but if a man sins against the LORD, who can intercede for him?” But they would not listen to their father, since the LORD intended to put them to death.
• 1 Kings 17:1Now Elijah the Tishbite, who was among the settlers of Gilead, said to Ahab, “As surely as the LORD, the God of Israel, lives, before whom I stand, there will be neither dew nor rain in these years except at my word!”
• 1 Kings 18:18“I have not troubled Israel,” Elijah replied, “but you and your father’s house have, for you have forsaken the commandments of the LORD and have followed the Baals.
• 1 Kings 20:42And the prophet said to the king, “This is what the LORD says: ‘Because you have let slip from your hand the man I had devoted to destruction, your life will be exchanged for his life, and your people for his people.’”
• 1 Kings 21:20When Elijah arrived, Ahab said to him, “So you have found me out, my enemy.” He replied, “I have found you out because you have sold yourself to do evil in the sight of the LORD.
• 1 Kings 22:20And the LORD said, ‘Who will entice Ahab to march up and fall at Ramoth-gilead?’ And one suggested this, and another that.
• 2 Chronicles 25:16While he was still speaking, the king asked, “Have we made you the counselor to the king? Stop! Why be struck down?” So the prophet stopped, but he said, “I know that God has determined to destroy you, because you have done this and have not heeded my advice.”
• 2 Chronicles 33:10And the LORD spoke to Manasseh and his people, but they did not listen.
• 2 Chronicles 36:15Again and again the LORD, the God of their fathers, sent word to His people through His messengers because He had compassion on them and on His dwelling place.
• Jeremiah 25:3“From the thirteenth year of Josiah son of Amon king of Judah until this very day—twenty-three years—the word of the LORD has come to me, and I have spoken to you again and again, but you have not listened.
• Jeremiah 26:3Perhaps they will listen and turn—each from his evil way of life—so that I may relent of the disaster I am planning to bring upon them because of the evil of their deeds.
• Jeremiah 35:13“This is what the LORD of Hosts, the God of Israel, says: Go and tell the men of Judah and the residents of Jerusalem: ‘Will you not accept discipline and obey My words?’ declares the LORD.
• Zechariah 1:3So tell the people that this is what the LORD of Hosts says: ‘Return to Me, declares the LORD of Hosts, and I will return to you, says the LORD of Hosts.’
• Matthew 26:21And while they were eating, He said to them, “Truly I tell you, one of you will betray Me.”
• John 6:70Jesus answered them, “Have I not chosen you, the Twelve? Yet one of you is a devil!”

Commentaries on Proverbs 29:1

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 1Hardeneth his neck - Becomes stubborn and obstinate.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 1Shall be destroyed - literally, “shall be broken” Proverbs 6:15. Stress is laid on the suddenness in such a case of the long-delayed retribution.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 1Verse 1 If God wounds, who can heal? The word of God warns all to flee from the wrath to come, to the hope set before us in Jesus Christ.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-27Pr 29:1-27. 1. hardeneth ... neck--obstinately refuses counsel (2Ki 17:14; Ne 9:16). destroyed--literally, "shivered" or "utterly broken to pieces." without remedy--literally, "without healing" or repairing.Read the comment

Topics related to Proverbs 29:1

• Death
• God Continued...
• Impenitence
• Obduracy (Hardness)
• Punishment
• Self-Will
• Wicked (People)

In the dictionaries

• Correct
• Delicately
• Flatter
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• Rejoice
• Trust
• Uphold
• Hezekiah (2)
• Neck
• Proverbs, the Book of

Commentaries on Proverbs 29

• 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