Proverbs 29
1 A reprover is better than a
stiff-necked man: for when the latter is suddenly set on fire, there shall be
no remedy. 2 When the righteous are
praised, the people will rejoice: but when the ungodly rule, men mourn.
3 When a man loves wisdom, his father
rejoices: but he that keeps harlots will waste wealth.
4 A righteous king establishes a
country: but a transgressor destroys it.
5 He that prepares a net in the way of
his own friend, entangles his own feet in it.
6 A great snare
is spread for a sinner: but the righteous shall be in
joy and gladness. 7 A righteous man
knows how to judge for the poor: but the ungodly understands not knowledge;
and the poor man has not an understanding mind.
8 Lawless men burn down a city: but
wise men turn away wrath. 9 A wise man
shall judge nations: but a worthless man being angry laughs and fears not.
10 Bloody men hate a holy
person, but the upright will seek his soul.
11 A fool utters all his mind: but
the wise reserves his in part.
12 When a king hearkens to unjust
language, all his subjects are transgressors.
13 When the creditor and debtor meet
together, the Lord oversees them both.
14 When a king judges the poor in
truth, his throne shall be established
aHeb. 'for ever.' See Am. 1. 11; Mic. 7. 18; in the Greek.for a testimony. 15 Stripes and
reproofs give wisdom: but an erring child disgraces his parents.
16 When the ungodly abound, sins
abound: but when they fall, the righteous are warned.
17 Chasten thy son, and he shall give
thee rest; and he shall give honour to thy soul.
18 There shall be no interpreter to a
sinful nation: but he that observes the law is
bOr, 'most blessed.'blessed. 19 A stubborn servant will
not be reproved by words: for even if he understand, still he will not obey.
20 If thou see a man hasty in
his words, know that the fool has hope rather than
he. 21 He that lives wantonly from a
child, shall be a servant, and in the end shall grieve over himself.
22 A furious man stirs up strife, and
a passionate man digs up sin.
23 Pride brings a man low, but the
Lord upholds the humble-minded with honour.
24 He that shares with a thief, hates
his own soul: and if any having heard an oath uttered tell not of it,
25 they fearing and reverencing men
unreasonably have been overthrown, but he that trusts
in the Lord shall rejoice. Ungodliness causes a man to stumble: but he that
trusts in
cPossibly, 'in the Lord.' See 2 Pet. 2. 1.his master shall be safe. 26 Many
wait on the favour of rulers; but justice comes to a man from the Lord.
27 A righteous man is an abomination
to an unrighteous man, and the direct way is an abomination to the sinner.