Proverbs 29
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1If you get more stubborn every time you are corrected, one day you will be crushed and never recover.
2Show me a righteous ruler and I will show you a happy people. Show me a wicked ruler and I will show you a miserable people.
3If you appreciate wisdom, your father will be proud of you.
It is a foolish waste to spend money on prostitutes.
4When the king is concerned with justice, the nation will be strong, but when he is only concerned with money, he will ruin his country.
5If you flatter your friends, you set a trap for yourself.#29.5 yourself; or them.
6Evil people are trapped in their own sins, while honest people are happy and free.
7A good person knows the rights of the poor, but wicked people cannot understand such things.
8People with no regard for others can throw whole cities into turmoil. Those who are wise keep things calm.
9When an intelligent person brings a lawsuit against a fool, the fool only laughs and becomes loud and abusive.
10Bloodthirsty people hate anyone who's honest, but righteous people will protect#29.10 Probable text protect; Hebrew seek. the life of such a person.
11Stupid people express their anger openly, but sensible people are patient and hold it back.
12If a ruler pays attention to false information, all his officials will be liars.
13A poor person and his oppressor have this in common — the LORD gave eyes to both of them.
14If a king defends the rights of the poor, he will rule for a long time.
15Correction and discipline are good for children. If they have their own way, they will make their mothers ashamed of them.
16When evil people are in power, crime increases. But the righteous will live to see the downfall of such people.
17Discipline your children and you can always be proud of them. They will never give you reason to be ashamed.
18A nation without God's guidance is a nation without order. Happy are those who keep God's law!
19You cannot correct servants just by talking to them. They may understand you, but they will pay no attention.
20There is more hope for a stupid fool than for someone who speaks without thinking.
21If you give your servants everything they want from childhood on, some day they will take over everything you own.#29.21 they… own; or you will not be able to control them.
22People with quick tempers cause a lot of quarrelling and trouble.
23Arrogance will bring your downfall, but if you are humble, you will be respected.
24A thief's partner is his own worst enemy. He will be punished if he tells the truth in court, and God will curse him if he doesn't.
25It is dangerous to be concerned with what others think of you, but if you trust the LORD, you are safe.
26Everybody wants the good will of the ruler, but only from the LORD can you get justice.
27The righteous hate the wicked, and the wicked hate the righteous.
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Proverbs 29
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Proverbs 29
1¶ He that being often reproved hardens his neck shall suddenly be destroyed and that without remedy.
2¶ When the righteous are in authority, the people rejoice, but when the wicked bear rule, the people mourn.
3¶ Whosoever loves wisdom causes his father to rejoice, but he that maintains harlots shall lose his inheritance.
4¶ The king by judgment establishes the land, but he that receives gifts shall overthrow it.
5¶ The man that flatters his neighbour spreads a net for his feet.
6¶ In the transgression of an evil man there is a snare, but the righteous shall sing and rejoice.
7¶ The righteous considers the cause of the poor, but the wicked does not understand wisdom.
8¶ Scornful men bring a city into a snare, but wise men turn away wrath.
9¶ If a wise man contends with a foolish man, whether he rages or laughs, there is no rest.
10¶ The bloodthirsty hate the perfect, but the just seek his soul.
11¶ The fool gives full rein to his spirit, but the wise man in the end will bring it into rest.
12¶ Of the ruler who hearkens unto the lying word, all his ministers are evil.
13¶ The poor and the usurer meet together; the Lord lightens both their eyes.
14¶ The king that judges the poor with truth, his throne shall be established for ever.
15¶ The rod and reproof give wisdom, but a child left to himself shall bring his mother to shame.
16¶ When the wicked are multiplied, transgression increases, but the righteous shall see their fall.
17¶ Correct thy son, and he shall give thee rest; he shall give delight unto thy soul.
18¶ Without prophetic vision, the people shall perish, but he that keeps the law is blessed.
19¶ A slave will not be corrected by words, for though he understands he will not obey.
20¶ Seest thou a man that is hasty in his words? there is more hope of a fool than of him.
21¶ He that gives freely unto his slave from a child shall have him become his son in the end.
22¶ The angry man stirs up strife, and the furious man abounds in transgression.
23¶ A man’s pride shall bring him low, but honour shall uphold the humble in spirit.
24¶ Whosoever is partner with a thief hates his own soul; he hears cursing, and does not disclose it.
25¶ The fear of man brings a snare, but whosoever puts his trust in the Lord shall be lifted up.
26¶ Many seek the ruler’s favour, but each man’s judgment comes from the Lord.
27¶ An 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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