Proverbs 29
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Proverbs 29:22-27

22An angryH639 manH376 stirreth upH1624 strifeH4066, and a furiousH2534 manH1167 aboundeth inH7227 transgressionH6588.

23A man’sH120 prideH1346 shall bring him lowH8213: but honourH3519 shall upholdH8551 the humbleH8217 in spiritH7307.

24Whoso is partnerH2505 with a thiefH1590 hatethH8130 his own soulH5315: he hearethH8085 cursingH423, and tellethH5046 it not.

25The fearH2731 of manH120 bringethH5414 a snareH4170: but whoso putteth his trustH982 in YhwhH3068 shall be safeH7682.1

26ManyH7227 seekH1245 the ruler’sH4910 favourH6440; but every man’sH376 judgmentH4941 cometh from YhwhH3068.2

27An unjustH5766 manH376 is an abominationH8441 to the justH6662: and he that is uprightH3477 in the wayH1870 is abominationH8441 to the wickedH7563.

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Notes

  1. 1. Proverbs 29:25 safe: Heb. set on high. ↩
  2. 2. Proverbs 29:26 the ruler’s…: Heb. the face of a ruler. ↩

Commentaries on Proverbs 29

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