Proverbs 29
29
1Some people refuse to bend when someone corrects them. Eventually they will break, and there will be no one to repair the damage.
2When the rulers are good, the people are happy. When the rulers are evil, the people complain.
3A son who loves wisdom makes his father happy. One who wastes his money on prostitutes will lose his wealth.
4A nation will be strong when it has a fair and just king. A nation will be weak when it has a king who is selfish and demands gifts.
5If you give false praise to others in order to get what you want, you are only setting a trap for yourself.
6Evil people are defeated by their sin, but good people will sing and be happy.
7Good people want to do what is right for the poor, but the wicked don’t care.
8Proud people who laugh at what is right cause problems that divide whole cities, but people who are wise are able to calm those who are angry.
9If someone who is wise tries to settle a problem with a fool, the fool will argue and say stupid things, and they will never agree.
10If you always try to be honest, murderers will hate you, but those who do what is right will want you to be their friend.
11Fools are quick to express their anger, but wise people are patient and control themselves.
12If a ruler listens to lies, all his officials will be evil.
13In one way the poor and those who steal from them are the same—the Lord made them both.
14If a king judges the poor fairly, he will rule for a long time.
15Punishment and discipline can make children wise, but children who are never corrected will bring shame to their mother.
16If the wicked are ruling the nation, sin will be everywhere, but those who live right will win in the end.
17Correct your children whenever they are wrong. Then you will always be proud of them. They will never make you ashamed.
18If a nation is not guided by God, the people will lose self-control, but the nation that obeys God’s law will be happy.
19Servants will not learn a lesson if you only talk to them. They might understand you, but they will not obey.
20There is more hope for a fool than for someone who speaks without thinking.
21Give your servants everything they want, and they will learn to be wasteful.
22An angry person causes arguments, and someone who is quick-tempered is guilty of many sins.
23Your pride can bring you down. Humility will bring you honor.
24You are your own worst enemy if you take part in a crime. You will not be able to tell the truth even when people threaten you.
25Fear can be a trap, but if you trust in the Lord, you will be safe.
26Many people want the friendship of a ruler, but the Lord is the only one who judges people fairly.
27Good people think the wicked are disgusting, and the wicked feel disgust for those who are honest.
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Proverbs 29
29
1He, that being often reproved hardeneth his neck,
shall suddenly be destroyed, and that without remedy.
2When the righteous are in authority, the people rejoice:
but when the wicked beareth rule, the people mourn.
3Whoso loveth wisdom rejoiceth his father:
but he that keepeth company with harlots spendeth his substance.
4The king by judgment establisheth the land:
but he that receiveth gifts overthroweth it.
5A man that flattereth his neighbor
spreadeth a net for his feet.
6In the transgression of an evil man there is a snare:
but the righteous doth sing and rejoice.
7The righteous considereth the cause of the poor:
but the wicked regardeth not to know it.
8Scornful men bring a city into a snare:
but wise men turn away wrath.
9 If a wise man contendeth with a foolish man,
whether he rage or laugh, there is no rest.
10The bloodthirsty hate the upright:
but the just seek his soul.
11A fool uttereth all his mind:
but a wise man keepeth it in till afterward.
12If a ruler hearken to lies,
all his servants are wicked.
13The poor and the deceitful man meet together:
the Lord lighteneth both their eyes.
14The king that faithfully judgeth the poor,
his throne shall be established for ever.
15The rod and reproof give wisdom:
but a child left to himself bringeth his mother to shame.
16When the wicked are multiplied, transgression increaseth:
but the righteous shall see their fall.
17Correct thy son, and he shall give thee rest;
yea, he shall give delight unto thy soul.
18Where there is no vision, the people perish:
but he that keepeth the law, happy is he.
19A servant will not be corrected by words:
for though he understand he will not answer.
20Seest thou a man that is hasty in his words?
There is more hope of a fool than of him.
21He that delicately bringeth up his servant from a child
shall have him become his son at the length.
22An angry man stirreth up strife,
and a furious man aboundeth in transgression.
23A man's pride shall bring him low:
but honor shall uphold the humble in spirit.
24Whoso is partner with a thief hateth his own soul:
he heareth cursing, and bewrayeth it not.
25The fear of man bringeth a snare:
but whoso putteth his trust in the Lord shall be safe.
26Many seek the ruler's favor;
but every man's judgment cometh from the Lord.
27An unjust man is an abomination to the just:
and he that is upright in the way is abomination to the wicked.
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