Proverbs 29

Warnings and Instructions

1 A person ▼

▼Lit of rebukes who

often ^brebuked who ▼

▼Lit hardens his neck

becomes obstinate
Will ^dsuddenly be broken ▼

▼Lit and there is no remedy

beyond remedy.
2 When the ^frighteous ▼

▼Or become great

increase, the people rejoice,
But when a wicked person rules, people groan.
3 A man who ^hloves wisdom makes his father glad,
But he who ⁱinvolves himself with prostitutes wastes his wealth.
4 The ^jking gives stability to the land by justice,
But a person who takes bribes ruins it.
5 A man who ^kflatters his neighbor
Is spreading a net for his steps.
6 By wrongdoing an evil person is ^lensnared,
But the righteous ^msings and rejoices.
7 The ⁿrighteous ▼

▼Lit knows the cause

is concerned for the rights of the poor;
The wicked does not understand such ▼

▼Lit knowledge

concern.
8 Arrogant people ^qinflame a city,
But ^rwise people turn away anger.
9 When a wise person has a controversy with a foolish person,
▼

▼Lit He

The foolish person either rages or laughs, and there is no rest.
10 People of ^tbloodshed hate the blameless person,
But the upright ▼

▼Lit seek his soul

are concerned for his life.
11 A ^vfool ▼

▼Lit sends forth all his spirit

always loses his temper,
But a ^xwise person holds it back.
12 If a ^yruler pays attention to falsehood,
All his ministers become wicked.
13 The ^zpoor person and the oppressor ▼

▼Lit meet together

have this in common:
The Lord gives ^ablight to the eyes of both.
14 If a ^acking judges the poor with truth,
His ^adthrone will be established forever.
15 The ^aerod and a rebuke give wisdom,
But a child ▼

▼Lit left to himself

who gets his own way ^agbrings shame to his mother.
16 When the wicked ▼

▼Or become great

increase, wrongdoing increases;
But the ^airighteous will see their downfall.
17 ^ajCorrect your son, and he will give you comfort;
He will also ▼

▼Lit give delight to

, ^aldelight your soul.
18 Where there is ^amno ▼

▼Or revelation

vision, the people ^aoare unrestrained,
But ^aphappy is one who keeps the Law.
19 A slave will not be instructed by words alone;
For though he understands, there will be no response.
20 Do you see a person who is ^aqhasty with his words?
There is ^armore hope for a fool than for him.
21 One who pampers his slave from childhood
Will in the end find him to be rebellious.
22 An ^asangry person stirs up strife,
And a hot-tempered person abounds in wrongdoing.
23 A person’s ^atpride will bring him low,
But a ^auhumble spirit will obtain honor.
24 One who is a partner with a thief hates his own life;
He ^avhears the oath but tells nothing.
25 The ^awfear of man ▼

▼Lit gives

brings a snare,
But one who ^aytrusts in the Lord will be protected.
26 ^azMany seek the ruler’s ▼

▼Lit face

favor,
But ^bbjustice for mankind comes from the Lord.
27 An ^bcunjust person is an abomination to the righteous,
And one who is ^bdupright in the way is an abomination to the wicked.