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Proverbs 21:29
29The wicked bluff their way through, but the virtuous think before they act.
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.
- New International Version (NIV)The wicked put up a bold front, but the upright give thought to their ways.
- 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.
Context of Proverbs 21:29
27The sacrifice of an evil person is detestable, especially when it is offered with wrong motives. 28A false witness will be cut off, but a credible witness will be allowed to speak. The wicked bluff their way through, but the virtuous think before they act. 30No human wisdom or understanding or plan can stand against the Lord. 31The horse is prepared for the day of battle, but the victory belongs to 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 are those who fear to do wrong, but the stubborn are headed for serious trouble.
- Proverbs 29:1Whoever stubbornly refuses to accept criticism will suddenly be destroyed beyond recovery.
- Jeremiah 3:2“Look at the shrines on every hilltop. Is there any place you have not been defiled by your adultery with other gods? You sit like a prostitute beside the road waiting for a customer. You sit alone like a nomad in the desert. You have polluted the land with your prostitution and your wickedness.
- Jeremiah 5:3Lord, you are searching for honesty. You struck your people, but they paid no attention. You crushed them, but they refused to be corrected. They are determined, with faces set like stone; they have refused to repent.
- Jeremiah 8:12Are they ashamed of these disgusting actions? Not at all—they don’t even know how to blush! Therefore, they will lie among the slaughtered. They will be brought down when I punish them, says the Lord.
- Jeremiah 44:16“We will not listen to your messages from the Lord!
- Proverbs 11:5The godly are directed by honesty; the wicked fall beneath their load of sin.
- Psalms 119:59I pondered the direction of my life, and I turned to follow your laws.
- Ezekiel 18:28They will live because they thought it over and decided to turn from their sins. Such people will not die.
- Haggai 1:5This is what the Lord of Heaven’s Armies says: Look at what’s happening to you!
- Haggai 2:15Look at what was happening to you before you began to lay the foundation of the Lord’s Temple.
- Luke 15:17“When he finally came to his senses, he said to himself, ‘At home even the hired servants have food enough to spare, and here I am dying of hunger!
- 1 Thessalonians 3:11May God our Father and our Lord Jesus bring us to you very soon.
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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