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Proverbs 29:1
1Whoever remains stiff-necked after many rebukes will suddenly be destroyed—without remedy.
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.
- 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.
- New Living Translation (NLT)Whoever stubbornly refuses to accept criticism will suddenly be destroyed beyond recovery.
Context of Proverbs 29:1
Whoever remains stiff-necked after many rebukes will suddenly be destroyed—without remedy. 2When the righteous thrive, the people rejoice; 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.
Read all of Proverbs 29Proverbs 29:1 word by word
אִ֣ישׁ תּ֭וֹכָחוֹת מַקְשֶׁה־עֹ֑רֶף פֶּ֥תַע יִ֝שָּׁבֵ֗ר וְאֵ֣ין מַרְפֵּֽא׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Proverbs 29:1
- Proverbs 1:24But since you refuse to listen when I call and no one pays attention when I stretch out my hand,
- 1 Samuel 2:25If one person sins against another, God may mediate for the offender; but if anyone sins against the Lord, who will intercede for them?” His sons, however, did not listen to their father’s rebuke, for it was the Lord’s will to put them to death.
- 1 Kings 17:1Now Elijah the Tishbite, from Tishbe in Gilead, said to Ahab, “As the Lord, the God of Israel, lives, whom I serve, there will be neither dew nor rain in the next few years except at my word.”
- 1 Kings 18:18“I have not made trouble for Israel,” Elijah replied. “But you and your father’s family have. You have abandoned the Lord’s commands and have followed the Baals.
- 1 Kings 20:42He said to the king, “This is what the Lord says: ‘You have set free a man I had determined should die. Therefore it is your life for his life, your people for his people.’ ”
- 1 Kings 21:20Ahab said to Elijah, “So you have found me, my enemy!” “I have found you,” he answered, “because you have sold yourself to do evil in the eyes of the Lord.
- 1 Kings 22:20And the Lord said, ‘Who will entice Ahab into attacking Ramoth Gilead and going to his death there?’ “One suggested this, and another that.
- 2 Chronicles 25:16While he was still speaking, the king said to him, “Have we appointed you an adviser to the king? Stop! Why be struck down?” So the prophet stopped but said, “I know that God has determined to destroy you, because you have done this and have not listened to my counsel.”
- 2 Chronicles 33:10The Lord spoke to Manasseh and his people, but they paid no attention.
- 2 Chronicles 36:15The Lord, the God of their ancestors, sent word to them through his messengers again and again, because he had pity on his people and on his dwelling place.
- Jeremiah 25:3For twenty-three years—from the thirteenth year of Josiah son of Amon king of Judah until this very day—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 each will turn from their evil ways. Then I will relent and not inflict on them the disaster I was planning because of the evil they have done.
- Jeremiah 35:13“This is what the Lord Almighty, the God of Israel, says: Go and tell the people of Judah and those living in Jerusalem, ‘Will you not learn a lesson and obey my words?’ declares the Lord.
- Zechariah 1:3Therefore tell the people: This is what the Lord Almighty says: ‘Return to me,’ declares the Lord Almighty, ‘and I will return to you,’ says the Lord Almighty.
- Matthew 26:21And while they were eating, he said, “Truly I tell you, one of you will betray me.”
- John 6:70Then Jesus replied, “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
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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
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