Proverbs 29
1 The man that with a stiff neck despiseth him that reproveth him, shall suddenly be destroyed: and health shall not follow him.
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 just men increase, the people shall rejoice: when the wicked shall bear rule, the people shall mourn.
When the righteous are praised, the people will rejoice: but when the ungodly rule, men mourn.
3 A man that loveth wisdom, rejoiceth his father: but he that maintaineth bar lots, shall squander away his substance.
When a man loves wisdom, his father rejoices: but he that keeps harlots will waste wealth.
4 A just king setteth up the land: a covetous man shall destroy it.
A righteous king establishes a country: but a transgressor destroys [it].
5 A man that speaketh to his friend with flattering and dissembling words, spreadeth a net for his feet.
He that prepares a net in the way of his own friend, entangles his own feet in it.
6 A snare shall entangle the wicked man when he sinneth: and the just shall praise and rejoice.
A great snare [is spread] for a sinner: but the righteous shall be in joy and gladness.
7 The just taketh notice of the cause of the poor: the wicked is void of knowledge.
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 Corrupt men bring a city to ruin: but wise men turn away wrath.
Lawless men burn down a city: but wise men turn away wrath.
9 If a wise man contend with a fool, whether he be angry or laugh, he shall find no rest.
A wise man shall judge nations: but a worthless man being angry laughs and fears not.
10 Bloodthirsty men hate the upright: but just men seek his soul.
Bloody men hate a holy [person], but the upright will seek his soul.
11 A fool uttereth all his mind: a wise man deferreth, and keepeth it till afterwards.
A fool utters all is mind: but the wise reserves his in part.
12 A prince that gladly heareth lying words, hath all his servants wicked.
When a king hearkens to unjust language, all his subjects are transgressors.
13 The poor man and the creditor have met one another: the Lord is the enlightener of them both.
When the creditor and debtor meet together, the Lord oversees them both.
14 The king that judgeth the poor in truth, his throne shall be established for ever.
When a king judges the poor in truth, his throne shall be established for a testimony.
15 The rod and reproof give wisdom: but the child that is left to his own will bringeth his mother to shame.
Stripes and reproofs give wisdom: but an erring child disgraces his parents.
16 When the wicked are multiplied, crimes shall be multiplied: but the just shall see their downfall.
When the ungodly abound, sins abound: but when they fall, the righteous are warned.
17 Instruct thy son, and he shall refresh thee, and shall give delight to thy soul.
Chasten your son, and he shall give you rest; and he shall give honour to your soul.
18 When prophecy shall fail, the people shall be scattered abroad: but he that keepeth the law is blessed.
There shall be no interpreter to a sinful nation: but he that observes the law is blessed.
19 A slave will not be corrected by words: because he understandeth what thou sayest, and will not answer.
A stubborn servant will not be reproved by words: for even if he understands, still he will not obey.
20 Hast thou seen a man hasty to speak? folly is rather to be looked for, than his amendment.
If you see a man hasty in [his] words, know that the fool has hope rather than he.
21 He that nourisheth his servant delicately from his childhood, afterwards shall find him stubborn.
He that lives wantonly from a child, shall be a servant, and in the end shall grieve over himself.
22 A passionate man provoketh quarrels: and he that is easily stirred up to wrath, shall be more prone to sin.
A furious man stirs up strife, and a passionate man digs up sin.
23 Humiliation followeth the proud: and glory shall uphold the humble of spirit.
Pride brings a man low, but the Lord upholds the humble-minded with honour.
24 He that is partaker with a thief, hateth his own soul: he heareth one putting him to his oath, and discovereth not.
He that shares with a thief, hates his own soul: and if any having heard an oath uttered tell not of it,
25 He that feareth man, shall quickly fall: he that trusteth in the Lord, shall be set on high.
[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 his master shall be safe.
26 Many seek the face of the prince: but the judgment of every one cometh forth from the Lord.
Many wait on the favour of rulers; but justice comes to a man from the Lord.
27 The just abhor the wicked man: and the wicked loathe them that are in the right way. The son that keepeth the word, shall be free from destruction.
A righteous man is an abomination to an unrighteous man, and the direct way is an abomination to the sinner.
