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Proverbs 29

New American Standard Bible 2020

Warnings and Instructions

1A personH376 1often 2rebukedH8433 who 3becomesH7185H6203 obstinateH7185H6203 Will 4suddenlyH6621 be brokenH7665 5beyondH369 remedyH4832.2When the 6righteousH6662 7increaseH7235, the peopleH5971 rejoiceH8055, But when a wickedH7563 personH7563 rulesH4910, peopleH5971 groanH584.3A manH376 who 8lovesH157 wisdomH2451 makesH8055 his fatherH1 gladH8055, But he who 9involvesH7462 himselfH7462 withH7462 prostitutesH2181 wastesH6 his wealthH1952.4The 10kingH4428 givesH5975 stabilityH5975 to the landH776 by justiceH4941, But a personH376 whoH8641 takesH8641 bribesH8641 ruinsH2040 it.5A manH1397 who 11flattersH2505 his neighborH7453 Is spreadingH6566 a netH7568 for his stepsH6471.6By wrongdoingH6588 an evilH7451 personH376 is 12ensnaredH4170, But the righteousH6662 13singsH7442 and rejoicesH8055.7The 14righteousH6662 15is concernedH3045 for the rightsH1779 of the poorH1800; The wickedH7563 does not understandH995 such 16concernH1847.8ArrogantH3944 people 17inflameH6315 a cityH7151, But 18wiseH2450 peopleH2450 turnH7725 awayH7725 angerH639.9When a wiseH2450 personH376 hasH8199 aH8199 controversyH8199 with a foolishH191 personH376, 19The foolish person either ragesH7264 or laughsH7832, and thereH369 isH369 noH369 restH5183.10PeopleH376 of 20bloodshedH1818 hateH8130 the blamelessH8535 personH8535, But the uprightH3477 21areH1245 concernedH1245 for his lifeH5315.11A 22foolH3684 23always losesH3318 his temperH7307, But a 24wiseH2450 personH2450 holdsH7623 it backH268.12If a 25rulerH4910 paysH7181 attentionH7181 to falsehoodH8267, AllH3605 his ministersH8334 become wickedH7563.13The 26poorH7326 personH376 and the oppressorH376H8496 27haveH6298 thisH6298 inH6298 commonH6298: The LordH3068 givesH215 28lightH215 to the eyesH5869 of bothH8147.14If a 29kingH4428 judgesH8199 the poorH1800 with truthH571, His 30throneH3678 will be establishedH3559 foreverH5703.15The 31rodH7626 and a rebukeH8433 giveH5414 wisdomH2451, But a childH5288 32who getsH7971 his ownH7971 wayH7971 33bringsH954 shameH954 to his motherH517.16When the wickedH7563 34increaseH7235, wrongdoingH6588 increasesH7235; But the 35righteousH6662 will seeH7200 their downfallH4658.1736CorrectH3256 your sonH1121, and he will giveH5117 you comfortH5117; He will also 3738delightH5414H4574 your soulH5315.18Where thereH369 isH369 39noH369 40visionH2377, the peopleH5971 41areH6544 unrestrainedH6544, But 42happyH835 is one who keepsH8104 the LawH8451.19A slaveH5650 will not be instructedH3256 by wordsH1697 alone; For though he understandsH995, thereH369 willH369 beH369 noH369 responseH4617.20Do you seeH2372 a personH376 who isH213 43hastyH213 with his wordsH1697? There is 44moreH4480 hopeH8615 for a foolH3684 thanH4480 for him.21One who pampersH6445 his slaveH5650 from childhoodH5290 Will in the endH319 find him to be rebelliousH4497.22An 45angryH639 personH376 stirsH1624 upH1624 strifeH4066, And a hot-temperedH2534 personH1167 aboundsH7227 in wrongdoingH6588.23A person’sH120 46prideH1346 will bringH8213 him lowH8213, But a 47humbleH8217 spiritH7307 will obtainH8551 honorH3519.24One who is a partnerH2505 with a thiefH1590 hatesH8130 his own lifeH5315; He 48hearsH8085 the oathH423 but tellsH5046 nothingH3808.25The 49fearH2731 of manH120 50bringsH5414 a snareH4170, But one who 51trustsH982 in the LordH3068 will be protectedH7682.2652ManyH7227 seekH1245 the ruler’sH4910 53favorH6440, But 54justiceH4941 for mankindH376 comes from the LordH3068.27An 55unjustH5766 personH376 is an abominationH8441 to the righteousH6662, And one who is 56uprightH3477 in the wayH1870 is an abominationH8441 to the wickedH7563.

Notes

  1. 1. Proverbs 29:1 Lit of rebukes who ↩
  2. 2. Proverbs 29:1 1 Sam 2:25; 2 Chr 36:16; Prov 1:24-31 ↩
  3. 3. Proverbs 29:1 Lit hardens his neck ↩
  4. 4. Proverbs 29:1 Prov 6:15 ↩
  5. 5. Proverbs 29:1 Lit and there is no remedy ↩
  6. 6. Proverbs 29:2 Esth 8:15; Prov 11:10; 28:12 ↩
  7. 7. Proverbs 29:2 Or become great ↩
  8. 8. Proverbs 29:3 Prov 10:1; 15:20; 27:11; 28:7 ↩
  9. 9. Proverbs 29:3 Prov 5:10; 6:26; Luke 15:30 ↩
  10. 10. Proverbs 29:4 2 Chr 9:8; Prov 8:15; 29:14 ↩
  11. 11. Proverbs 29:5 Ps 5:9 ↩
  12. 12. Proverbs 29:6 Prov 22:5; Eccl 9:12 ↩
  13. 13. Proverbs 29:6 Ex 15:1 ↩
  14. 14. Proverbs 29:7 Job 29:16; Ps 41:1; Prov 31:8, 9 ↩
  15. 15. Proverbs 29:7 Lit knows the cause ↩
  16. 16. Proverbs 29:7 Lit knowledge ↩
  17. 17. Proverbs 29:8 Prov 11:11 ↩
  18. 18. Proverbs 29:8 Prov 16:14 ↩
  19. 19. Proverbs 29:9 Lit He ↩
  20. 20. Proverbs 29:10 Gen 4:5-8; 1 John 3:12 ↩
  21. 21. Proverbs 29:10 Lit seek his soul ↩
  22. 22. Proverbs 29:11 Prov 12:16; 14:33 ↩
  23. 23. Proverbs 29:11 Lit sends forth all his spirit ↩
  24. 24. Proverbs 29:11 Prov 19:11 ↩
  25. 25. Proverbs 29:12 1 Kin 12:14 ↩
  26. 26. Proverbs 29:13 Prov 22:2 ↩
  27. 27. Proverbs 29:13 Lit meet together ↩
  28. 28. Proverbs 29:13 Ezra 9:8; Ps 13:3 ↩
  29. 29. Proverbs 29:14 Ps 72:4; Is 11:4 ↩
  30. 30. Proverbs 29:14 Prov 16:12; 25:5 ↩
  31. 31. Proverbs 29:15 Prov 13:24; 22:15 ↩
  32. 32. Proverbs 29:15 Lit left to himself ↩
  33. 33. Proverbs 29:15 Prov 10:1; 17:25 ↩
  34. 34. Proverbs 29:16 Or become great ↩
  35. 35. Proverbs 29:16 Ps 37:34, 36; 58:10; 91:8; 92:11; Prov 21:12 ↩
  36. 36. Proverbs 29:17 Prov 13:24; 29:15 ↩
  37. 37. Proverbs 29:17 Lit give delight to ↩
  38. 38. Proverbs 29:17 Prov 10:1 ↩
  39. 39. Proverbs 29:18 1 Sam 3:1; Ps 74:9; Amos 8:11, 12 ↩
  40. 40. Proverbs 29:18 Or revelation ↩
  41. 41. Proverbs 29:18 Ex 32:25 ↩
  42. 42. Proverbs 29:18 Ps 1:1, 2; 106:3; 119:2; Prov 8:32; John 13:17 ↩
  43. 43. Proverbs 29:20 James 1:19 ↩
  44. 44. Proverbs 29:20 Prov 26:12 ↩
  45. 45. Proverbs 29:22 Prov 15:18; 26:21 ↩
  46. 46. Proverbs 29:23 Prov 11:2; 16:18; Dan 4:30, 31; Matt 23:12; James 4:6 ↩
  47. 47. Proverbs 29:23 Prov 15:33; 18:12; 22:4; Is 66:2; Luke 14:11; 18:14; James 4:10 ↩
  48. 48. Proverbs 29:24 Lev 5:1 ↩
  49. 49. Proverbs 29:25 Gen 12:12; 20:2; Luke 12:4; John 12:42, 43 ↩
  50. 50. Proverbs 29:25 Lit gives ↩
  51. 51. Proverbs 29:25 Ps 91:1-16; Prov 18:10; 28:25 ↩
  52. 52. Proverbs 29:26 Prov 19:6 ↩
  53. 53. Proverbs 29:26 Lit face ↩
  54. 54. Proverbs 29:26 Is 49:4; 1 Cor 4:4 ↩
  55. 55. Proverbs 29:27 Ps 6:8; 139:21, 22; Prov 12:8 ↩
  56. 56. 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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