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Proverbs 29

New American Standard Bible 1995

Warnings and Instructions

1A manH376 who hardensH7185 his neckH6203 after 1much reproofH8433 Will 2suddenlyH6621 be brokenH7665 3beyondH369 remedyH4832.2When the 4righteousH6662 5increaseH7235, the peopleH5971 rejoiceH8055, But when a wickedH7563 manH7563 rulesH4910, peopleH5971 groanH584.3A manH376 who 6lovesH157 wisdomH2451 makesH8055 his fatherH1 gladH8055, But he who 7keepsH7462 companyH7462 with harlotsH2181 wastesH6 his wealthH1952.4The 8kingH4428 givesH5975 stabilityH5975 to the landH776 by justiceH4941, But a manH376 whoH8641 takesH8641 bribesH8641 overthrowsH2040 it.5A manH1397 who 9flattersH2505 his neighborH7453 Is spreadingH6566 a netH7568 for his stepsH6471.6By transgressionH6588 an evilH7451 manH376 is 10ensnaredH4170, But the righteousH6662 11singsH7442 and rejoicesH8055.7The 12righteousH6662 13is concernedH3045 for the rightsH1779 of the poorH1800, The wickedH7563 does not understandH995 such 14concernH1847.8ScornersH582H3944 15setH6315 a cityH7151 aflameH6315, But 16wiseH2450 menH2450 turnH7725 awayH7725 angerH639.9When a wiseH2450 manH376 hasH8199 a controversyH8199 with a foolishH191 manH376, 17The foolish man either ragesH7264 or laughsH7832, and thereH369 is noH369 restH5183.10MenH376 of 18bloodshedH1818 hateH8130 the blamelessH8535, But the uprightH3477 19are concernedH1245 for his lifeH5315.11A 20foolH3684 21always losesH3318 his temperH7307, But a 22wiseH2450 manH2450 holdsH7623 it backH268.12If a 23rulerH4910 paysH7181 attentionH7181 to falsehoodH8267, AllH3605 his ministersH8334 become wickedH7563.13The 24poorH7326 manH376 and the oppressorH376H8496 25haveH6298 thisH6298 in commonH6298: The LordH3068 givesH215 26lightH215 to the eyesH5869 of bothH8147.14If a 27kingH4428 judgesH8199 the poorH1800 with truthH571, His 28throneH3678 will be establishedH3559 foreverH5703.15The 29rodH7626 and reproofH8433 giveH5414 wisdomH2451, But a childH5288 30who getsH7971 his own wayH7971 31bringsH954 shameH954 to his motherH517.16When the wickedH7563 32increaseH7235, transgressionH6588 increasesH7235; But the 33righteousH6662 will seeH7200 their fallH4658.1734CorrectH3256 your sonH1121, and he will giveH5117 you comfortH5117; He will also 3536delightH4574 your soulH5315.18Where thereH369 is 37noH369 38visionH2377, the peopleH5971 39are unrestrainedH6544, But 40happyH835 is he who keepsH8104 the lawH8451.19A slaveH5650 will not be instructedH3256 by wordsH1697 alone; For though he understandsH995, thereH369 will be noH369 responseH4617.20Do you seeH2372 a manH376 who is 41hastyH213 in his wordsH1697? There is 42moreH4480 hopeH8615 for a foolH3684 thanH4480 for him.21He who pampersH6445 his slaveH5650 from childhoodH5290 Will in the endH319 find him to be a sonH4497.22An 43angryH639 manH376 stirsH1624 up strifeH4066, And a hot-temperedH2534 manH1167 aboundsH7227 in transgressionH6588.23A man’sH120 44prideH1346 will bringH8213 him lowH8213, But a 45humbleH8217 spiritH7307 will obtainH8551 honorH3519.24He who is a partnerH2505 with a thiefH1590 hatesH8130 his own lifeH5315; He 46hearsH8085 the oathH423 but tellsH5046 nothingH3808.25The 47fearH2731 of manH120 48bringsH5414 a snareH4170, But he who 49trustsH982 in the LordH3068 will be exaltedH7682.2650ManyH7227 seekH1245 the ruler’sH4910 51favorH6440, But 52justiceH4941 for manH376 comes from the LordH3068.27An 53unjustH5766 manH376 is abominableH8441 to the righteousH6662, And he whoH3477 is 54uprightH3477 in the wayH1870 is abominableH8441 to the wickedH7563.

Notes

  1. 1. Proverbs 29:1 1 Sam 2:25; 2 Chr 36:16; Prov 1:24-31 ↩
  2. 2. Proverbs 29:1 Prov 6:15 ↩
  3. 3. Proverbs 29:1 Lit and there is no remedy ↩
  4. 4. Proverbs 29:2 Esth 8:15; Prov 11:10; 28:12 ↩
  5. 5. Proverbs 29:2 Or become great ↩
  6. 6. Proverbs 29:3 Prov 10:1; 15:20; 27:11; 28:7 ↩
  7. 7. Proverbs 29:3 Prov 5:10; 6:26; Luke 15:30 ↩
  8. 8. Proverbs 29:4 2 Chr 9:8; Prov 8:15; 29:14 ↩
  9. 9. Proverbs 29:5 Ps 5:9 ↩
  10. 10. Proverbs 29:6 Prov 22:5; Eccl 9:12 ↩
  11. 11. Proverbs 29:6 Ex 15:1 ↩
  12. 12. Proverbs 29:7 Job 29:16; Ps 41:1; Prov 31:8, 9 ↩
  13. 13. Proverbs 29:7 Lit knows the cause ↩
  14. 14. Proverbs 29:7 Lit knowledge ↩
  15. 15. Proverbs 29:8 Prov 11:11 ↩
  16. 16. Proverbs 29:8 Prov 16:14 ↩
  17. 17. Proverbs 29:9 Lit He ↩
  18. 18. Proverbs 29:10 Gen 4:5-8; 1 John 3:12 ↩
  19. 19. Proverbs 29:10 Lit seek his soul ↩
  20. 20. Proverbs 29:11 Prov 12:16; 14:33 ↩
  21. 21. Proverbs 29:11 Lit sends forth all his spirit ↩
  22. 22. Proverbs 29:11 Prov 19:11 ↩
  23. 23. Proverbs 29:12 1 Kin 12:14 ↩
  24. 24. Proverbs 29:13 Prov 22:2 ↩
  25. 25. Proverbs 29:13 Lit meet together ↩
  26. 26. Proverbs 29:13 Ezra 9:8; Ps 13:3 ↩
  27. 27. Proverbs 29:14 Ps 72:4; Is 11:4 ↩
  28. 28. Proverbs 29:14 Prov 16:12; 25:5 ↩
  29. 29. Proverbs 29:15 Prov 13:24; 22:15 ↩
  30. 30. Proverbs 29:15 Lit left to himself ↩
  31. 31. Proverbs 29:15 Prov 10:1; 17:25 ↩
  32. 32. Proverbs 29:16 Or become great ↩
  33. 33. Proverbs 29:16 Ps 37:34, 36; 58:10; 91:8; 92:11; Prov 21:12 ↩
  34. 34. Proverbs 29:17 Prov 13:24; 29:15 ↩
  35. 35. Proverbs 29:17 Lit give delight to ↩
  36. 36. Proverbs 29:17 Prov 10:1 ↩
  37. 37. Proverbs 29:18 1 Sam 3:1; Ps 74:9; Amos 8:11, 12 ↩
  38. 38. Proverbs 29:18 Or revelation ↩
  39. 39. Proverbs 29:18 Ex 32:25 ↩
  40. 40. Proverbs 29:18 Ps 1:1, 2; 106:3; 119:2; Prov 8:32; John 13:17 ↩
  41. 41. Proverbs 29:20 James 1:19 ↩
  42. 42. Proverbs 29:20 Prov 26:12 ↩
  43. 43. Proverbs 29:22 Prov 15:18; 26:21 ↩
  44. 44. Proverbs 29:23 Prov 11:2; 16:18; Dan 4:30, 31; Matt 23:12; James 4:6 ↩
  45. 45. Proverbs 29:23 Prov 15:33; 18:12; 22:4; Is 66:2; Luke 14:11; 18:14; James 4:10 ↩
  46. 46. Proverbs 29:24 Lev 5:1 ↩
  47. 47. Proverbs 29:25 Gen 12:12; 20:2; Luke 12:4; John 12:42, 43 ↩
  48. 48. Proverbs 29:25 Lit gives ↩
  49. 49. Proverbs 29:25 Ps 91:1-16; Prov 18:10; 28:25 ↩
  50. 50. Proverbs 29:26 Prov 19:6 ↩
  51. 51. Proverbs 29:26 Lit face ↩
  52. 52. Proverbs 29:26 Is 49:4; 1 Cor 4:4 ↩
  53. 53. Proverbs 29:27 Ps 6:8; 139:21, 22; Prov 12:8 ↩
  54. 54. Proverbs 29:27 Ps 69:4; Prov 29:10; Matt 10:22; 24:9; John 15:18; 17:14; 1 John 3:13 ↩

Commentaries on Proverbs 29

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