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Proverbs 21:29
29The wicked put up a bold front, but the upright give thought to their ways.
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.
- 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.
- New Living Translation (NLT)The wicked bluff their way through, but the virtuous think before they act.
Context of Proverbs 21:29
27The sacrifice of the wicked is detestable— how much more so when brought with evil intent! 28A false witness will perish, but a careful listener will testify successfully. The wicked put up a bold front, but the upright give thought to their ways. 30There is no wisdom, no insight, no plan that can succeed against the Lord. 31The horse is made ready for the day of battle, but victory rests with the Lord.
Read all of Proverbs 21Proverbs 21:29 word by word
הֵעֵ֬ז אִ֣ישׁ רָשָׁ֣ע בְּפָנָ֑יו וְ֝יָשָׁ֗ר ה֤וּא׀ יָבִ֬ין דַּרְכּֽוֹ׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Proverbs 21:29
- Proverbs 28:14Blessed is the one who always trembles before God, but whoever hardens their heart falls into trouble.
- Proverbs 29:1Whoever remains stiff-necked after many rebukes will suddenly be destroyed—without remedy.
- Jeremiah 3:2“Look up to the barren heights and see. Is there any place where you have not been ravished? By the roadside you sat waiting for lovers, sat like a nomad in the desert. You have defiled the land with your prostitution and wickedness.
- Jeremiah 5:3Lord, do not your eyes look for truth? You struck them, but they felt no pain; you crushed them, but they refused correction. They made their faces harder than stone and refused to repent.
- Jeremiah 8:12Are they ashamed of their detestable conduct? No, they have no shame at all; they do not even know how to blush. So they will fall among the fallen; they will be brought down when they are punished, says the Lord.
- Jeremiah 44:16“We will not listen to the message you have spoken to us in the name of the Lord!
- Proverbs 11:5The righteousness of the blameless makes their paths straight, but the wicked are brought down by their own wickedness.
- Psalms 119:59I have considered my ways and have turned my steps to your statutes.
- Ezekiel 18:28Because they consider all the offenses they have committed and turn away from them, that person will surely live; they will not die.
- Haggai 1:5Now this is what the Lord Almighty says: “Give careful thought to your ways.
- Haggai 2:15“ ‘Now give careful thought to this from this day on—consider how things were before one stone was laid on another in the Lord’s temple.
- Luke 15:17“When he came to his senses, he said, ‘How many of my father’s hired servants have food to spare, and here I am starving to death!
- 1 Thessalonians 3:11Now may our God and Father himself and our Lord Jesus clear the way for us to come 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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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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