Proverbs 29

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Hebrew

ESV

1	He who is often reproved, yet stiffens his neck, will suddenly be broken beyond healing.
2	When the righteous increase, the people rejoice, but when the wicked rule, the people groan.
3	He who loves wisdom makes his father glad, but a companion of prostitutes squanders his wealth.
4	By justice a king builds up the land, but he who exacts gifts tears it down.
5	A man who flatters his neighbor spreads a net for his feet.
6	An evil man is ensnared in his transgression, but a righteous man sings and rejoices.
7	A righteous man knows the rights of the poor; a wicked man does not understand such knowledge.
8	Scoffers set a city aflame, but the wise turn away wrath.
9	If a wise man has an argument with a fool, the fool only rages and laughs, and there is no quiet.
10	Bloodthirsty men hate one who is blameless and seek the life of the upright.
11	A fool gives full vent to his spirit, but a wise man quietly holds it back.
12	If a ruler listens to falsehood, all his officials will be wicked.
13	The poor man and the oppressor meet together; the LORD gives light to the eyes of both.
14	If a king faithfully judges the poor, his throne will be established forever.
15	The rod and reproof give wisdom, but a child left to himself brings shame to his mother.
16	When the wicked increase, transgression increases, but the righteous will look upon their downfall.
17	Discipline your son, and he will give you rest; he will give delight to your heart.
18	Where there is no prophetic vision the people cast off restraint, but blessed is he who keeps the law.
19	By mere words a servant is not disciplined, for though he understands, he will not respond.
20	Do you see a man who is hasty in his words? There is more hope for a fool than for him.
21	Whoever pampers his servant from childhood will in the end find him his heir.
22	A man of wrath stirs up strife, and one given to anger causes much transgression.
23	One's pride will bring him low, but he who is lowly in spirit will obtain honor.
24	The partner of a thief hates his own life; he hears the curse, but discloses nothing.
25	The fear of man lays a snare, but whoever trusts in the LORD is safe.
26	Many seek the face of a ruler, but it is from the LORD that a man gets justice.
27	An unjust man is an abomination to the righteous, but one whose way is straight is an abomination to the wicked.

NIV

1	A man who remains stiff-necked after many rebukes will suddenly be destroyed-without remedy.
2	When the righteous thrive, the people rejoice; when the wicked rule, the people groan.
3	A man who loves wisdom brings joy to his father, but a companion of prostitutes squanders his wealth.
4	By justice a king gives a country stability, but one who is greedy for bribes tears it down.
5	Whoever flatters his neighbor is spreading a net for his feet.
6	An evil man is snared by his own sin, but a righteous one can sing and be glad.
7	The righteous care about justice for the poor, but the wicked have no such concern.
8	Mockers stir up a city, but wise men turn away anger.
9	If a wise man goes to court with a fool, the fool rages and scoffs, and there is no peace.
10	Bloodthirsty men hate a man of integrity and seek to kill the upright.
11	A fool gives full vent to his anger, but a wise man keeps himself under control.
12	If a ruler listens to lies, all his officials become wicked.
13	The poor man and the oppressor have this in common: The LORD gives sight to the eyes of both.
14	If a king judges the poor with fairness, his throne will always be secure.
15	The rod of correction imparts wisdom, but a child left to himself disgraces his mother.
16	When the wicked thrive, so does sin, but the righteous will see their downfall.
17	Discipline your son, and he will give you peace; he will bring delight to your soul.
18	Where there is no revelation, the people cast off restraint; but blessed is he who keeps the law.
19	A servant cannot be corrected by mere words; though he understands, he will not respond.
20	Do you see a man who speaks in haste? There is more hope for a fool than for him.
21	If a man pampers his servant from youth, he will bring grief in the end.
22	An angry man stirs up dissension, and a hot-tempered one commits many sins.
23	A man's pride brings him low, but a man of lowly spirit gains honor.
24	The accomplice of a thief is his own enemy; he is put under oath and dare not testify.
25	Fear of man will prove to be a snare, but whoever trusts in the LORD is kept safe.
26	Many seek an audience with a ruler, but it is from the LORD that man gets justice.
27	The righteous detest the dishonest; the wicked detest the upright.

NLT

1	Whoever stubbornly refuses to accept criticism will suddenly be destroyed beyond recovery.
2	When the godly are in authority, the people rejoice. But when the wicked are in power, they groan.
3	The man who loves wisdom brings joy to his father, but if he hangs around with prostitutes, his wealth is wasted.
4	A just king gives stability to his nation, but one who demands bribes destroys it.
5	To flatter friends is to lay a trap for their feet.
6	Evil people are trapped by sin, but the righteous escape, shouting for joy.
7	The godly care about the rights of the poor; the wicked don't care at all.
8	Mockers can get a whole town agitated, but the wise will calm anger.
9	If a wise person takes a fool to court, there will be ranting and ridicule but no satisfaction.
10	The bloodthirsty hate blameless people, but the upright seek to help them.
11	Fools vent their anger, but the wise quietly hold it back.
12	If a ruler pays attention to liars, all his advisers will be wicked.
13	The poor and the oppressor have this in common– the LORD gives sight to the eyes of both.
14	If a king judges the poor fairly, his throne will last forever.
15	To discipline a child produces wisdom, but a mother is disgraced by an undisciplined child.
16	When the wicked are in authority, sin flourishes, but the godly will live to see their downfall.
17	Discipline your children, and they will give you peace of mind and will make your heart glad.
18	When people do not accept divine guidance, they run wild. But whoever obeys the law is joyful.
19	Words alone will not discipline a servant; the words may be understood, but they are not heeded.
20	There is more hope for a fool than for someone who speaks without thinking.
21	A servant pampered from childhood will become a rebel.
22	An angry person starts fights; a hot-tempered person commits all kinds of sin.
23	Pride ends in humiliation, while humility brings honor.
24	If you assist a thief, you only hurt yourself. You are sworn to tell the truth, but you dare not testify.
25	Fearing people is a dangerous trap, but trusting the LORD means safety.
26	Many seek the ruler's favor, but justice comes from the LORD.
27	The righteous despise the unjust; the wicked despise the godly.

LXX

KJV

1	He, that being often reproved hardeneth his neck, shall suddenly be destroyed, and that without remedy.
2	When the righteous are in authority, the people rejoice: but when the wicked beareth rule, the people mourn.
3	Whoso loveth wisdom rejoiceth his father: but he that keepeth company with harlots spendeth his substance.
4	The king by judgment establisheth the land: but he that receiveth gifts overthroweth it.
5	A man that flattereth his neighbour spreadeth a net for his feet.
6	In the transgression of an evil man there is a snare: but the righteous doth sing and rejoice.
7	The righteous considereth the cause of the poor: but the wicked regardeth not to know it.
8	Scornful 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.
10	The bloodthirsty hate the upright: but the just seek his soul.
11	A fool uttereth all his mind: but a wise man keepeth it in till afterwards.
12	If a ruler hearken to lies, all his servants are wicked.
13	The poor and the deceitful man meet together: the LORD lighteneth both their eyes.
14	The king that faithfully judgeth the poor, his throne shall be established for ever.
15	The rod and reproof give wisdom: but a child left to himself bringeth his mother to shame.
16	When the wicked are multiplied, transgression increaseth: but the righteous shall see their fall.
17	Correct thy son, and he shall give thee rest; yea, he shall give delight unto thy soul.
18	Where there is no vision, the people perish: but he that keepeth the law, happy is he.
19	A servant will not be corrected by words: for though he understand he will not answer.
20	Seest thou a man that is hasty in his words? there is more hope of a fool than of him.
21	He that delicately bringeth up his servant from a child shall have him become his son at the length.
22	An angry man stirreth up strife, and a furious man aboundeth in transgression.
23	A man's pride shall bring him low: but honour shall uphold the humble in spirit.
24	Whoso is partner with a thief hateth his own soul: he heareth cursing, and bewrayeth it not.
25	The fear of man bringeth a snare: but whoso putteth his trust in the LORD shall be safe.
26	Many seek the ruler's favour; but every man's judgment cometh 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.

^{Proverbs 28 ← Proverbs 29 → Proverbs 30}

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1	אִ֣ישׁ תּ֭וֹכָחוֹת מַקְשֶׁה עֹ֑רֶף פֶּ֥תַע יִ֝שָּׁבֵ֗ר וְאֵ֣ין מַרְפֵּֽא
2	בִּרְב֣וֹת צַ֭דִּיקִים יִשְׂמַ֣ח הָעָ֑ם וּבִמְשֹׁ֥ל רָ֝שָׁ֗ע יֵאָ֥נַֽח עָֽם
3	אִֽישׁ אֹהֵ֣ב חָ֭כְמָה יְשַׂמַּ֣ח אָבִ֑יו וְרֹעֶ֥ה ז֝וֹנ֗וֹת יְאַבֶּד הֽוֹן
4	מֶ֗לֶךְ בְּ֭מִשְׁפָּט יַעֲמִ֣יד אָ֑רֶץplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigאֶרֶץ hebrew Meaning: * Earth (e.g. Genesis 1:1) or world * Land * Countries or country The word אֶרֶץ can designate the whole of planet earth, or the inhabitable world or the national territory or ground. When coupled with heavens (שָׁמַיִם), the phrase indicates the entire created order.Genesis 12:1 וְאִ֖ישׁ תְּרוּמ֣וֹת יֶֽהֶרְסֶֽנָּה
5	גֶּ֭בֶר מַחֲלִ֣יק עַל רֵעֵ֑הוּ רֶ֝֗שֶׁת פּוֹרֵ֥שׂ עַל פְּעָמָֽיו
6	בְּפֶ֤שַֽׁע אִ֣ישׁ רָ֣ע מוֹקֵ֑שׁ וְ֝צַדִּ֗יק יָר֥וּן וְשָׂמֵֽחַ
7	יֹדֵ֣עַ צַ֭דִּיק דִּ֣ין דַּלִּ֑ים רָ֝שָׁ֗ע לֹא יָבִ֥ין דָּֽעַת
8	אַנְשֵׁ֣י לָ֭צוֹן יָפִ֣יחוּ קִרְיָ֑ה וַ֝חֲכָמִ֗ים יָשִׁ֥יבוּ אָֽף
9	אִֽישׁ חָכָ֗ם נִ֭שְׁפָּט אֶת אִ֣ישׁ אֱוִ֑יל וְרָגַ֥ז וְ֝שָׂחַ֗ק וְאֵ֣ין נָֽחַת
10	אַנְשֵׁ֣י דָ֭מִים יִשְׂנְאוּ תָ֑ם וִֽ֝ישָׁרִ֗ים יְבַקְשׁ֥וּ נַפְשֽׁוֹ
11	כָּל ר֭וּחוֹplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigרוּחַ hebrew Meaning: * Wind * Breath * Spirit Noun. Occurs about 380 times in the Old Testament. Though usually feminine, רוּחַ sometimes takes masculine verbs and adjectives, especially when referring to the Spirit of God (רוּחַ יְהוָה).Exodus 10:13Genesis 6:17Genesis 41:8Proverbs 16:32Ecclesiastes 12:7Genesis 1:2Judges 3:10Ezekiel 36:27Genesis 2:7John 3:8Genesis 1:2Genesis 8:1 יוֹצִ֣יא כְסִ֑יל וְ֝חָכָ֗ם בְּאָח֥וֹר יְשַׁבְּחֶֽנָּה
12	מֹ֭שֵׁל מַקְשִׁ֣יב עַל דְּבַר שָׁ֑קֶר כָּֽל מְשָׁרְתָ֥יו רְשָׁעִֽים
13	רָ֤שׁ וְאִ֣ישׁ תְּכָכִ֣ים נִפְגָּ֑שׁוּ מֵ֤אִירplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigאוֹר hebrew Meaning: * To be light * To shine * To give light * To illuminate Verb occurring around 20 times in the Old Testament. It is sometimes used literally, and, at other times, figuratively. Biblical Examples Intransitive sense Used when light itself shines or dawns.Isaiah 60:1Exodus 13:21 עֵינֵ֖י שְׁנֵיהֶ֣ם יְהוָֽהplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigיְהוָֹה hebrew Meaning * Yahweh - God's personal name It is not a generic term for “god”, but rather the word יְהוָֹה (YHWH) is the name by which God uniquely identifies himself in the Old Testament. First appearing in Genesis 2:4, it occurs over 6,000 times in the Old Testament.Exodus 3:14Deuteronomy 6:4Psalm 23:1Romans 10:13Joel 2:32Exodus 20:7Psalm 18:1Exodus 15:3Psalm 8:1Genesis 2:41 Samuel 1:3Judges 6:24Genesis 22:14Jeremiah 23:6
14	מֶ֤לֶךְ שׁוֹפֵ֣ט בֶּֽאֱמֶ֣ת דַּלִּ֑ים כִּ֝סְא֗וֹ לָעַ֥ד יִכּֽוֹןplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigכּוּן Meaning * To be firm * Establish * Prepare * Set Verb. Occurs about 200 times in the Old Testament. Meanings by Stem Qal Stem (basic form) To be firm, stable, fixed, established. Describes something that stands securely or endures.Psalm 93:2Psalm 103:19Proverbs 16:9Psalm 96:102 Samuel 7:16Proverbs 16:3Luke 22:321 Peter 5:101 Corinthians 1:8Hebrews 2:3Colossians 1:23Matthew 25:34
15	שֵׁ֣בֶט וְ֭תוֹכַחַת יִתֵּ֣ן חָכְמָ֑ה וְנַ֥עַר מְ֝שֻׁלָּ֗ח מֵבִ֥ישׁ אִמּֽוֹ
16	בִּרְב֣וֹת רְ֭שָׁעִים יִרְבֶּה פָּ֑שַׁע וְ֝צַדִּיקִ֗ים בְּֽמַפַּלְתָּ֥ם יִרְאֽוּ
17	יַסֵּ֣ר בִּ֭נְךָ וִֽינִיחֶ֑ךָ וְיִתֵּ֖ן מַעֲדַנִּ֣ים לְנַפְשֶֽׁךָ
18	בְּאֵ֣ין חָ֭זוֹן יִפָּ֣רַֽע עָ֑ם וְשֹׁמֵ֖רplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigExamples שָׁמַר Meaning: * To guard * To protect * To keep * To observe * To attend The verb שמר occurs about 470 times in the Old Testament. Central in covenant language. God “keeps” His covenant promises, and His people are called to Deuteronomy 7:9Psalm 121:7Deuteronomy 7:11Psalm 127:1Luke 2:19 תּוֹרָ֣ה אַשְׁרֵֽהוּ
19	בִּ֭דְבָרִים לֹא יִוָּ֣סֶר עָ֑בֶד כִּֽי יָ֝בִ֗ין וְאֵ֣ין מַעֲנֶֽה
20	חָזִ֗יתָ אִ֭ישׁ אָ֣ץ בִּדְבָרָ֑יו תִּקְוָ֖ה לִכְסִ֣יל מִמֶּֽנּוּ
21	מְפַנֵּ֣ק מִנֹּ֣עַר עַבְדּ֑וֹ וְ֝אַחֲרִית֗וֹ יִהְיֶ֥הplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigהָיָה hebrew The word הָיָה means “to exist” or “to be” or “to become” or “to come into being” and occurs 3561 times in the Old Testament. This is the foundational verb of existence, identity, becoming and occurrence. * It is used in the creation narrative of Genesis 1, represented by the English words Genesis 1:3Exodus 3:12Ruth 1:1Isaiah 2:2 מָנֽוֹן
22	אִֽישׁ אַ֭ף יְגָרֶ֣ה מָד֑וֹן וּבַ֖עַל חֵמָ֣ה רַב פָּֽשַׁע
23	גַּאֲוַ֣ת אָ֭דָם תַּשְׁפִּילֶ֑נּוּ וּשְׁפַל ר֝֗וּחַplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigרוּחַ hebrew Meaning: * Wind * Breath * Spirit Noun. Occurs about 380 times in the Old Testament. Though usually feminine, רוּחַ sometimes takes masculine verbs and adjectives, especially when referring to the Spirit of God (רוּחַ יְהוָה).Exodus 10:13Genesis 6:17Genesis 41:8Proverbs 16:32Ecclesiastes 12:7Genesis 1:2Judges 3:10Ezekiel 36:27Genesis 2:7John 3:8Genesis 1:2Genesis 8:1 יִתְמֹ֥ךְ כָּבֽוֹד
24	חוֹלֵ֣ק עִם גַּ֭נָּב שׂוֹנֵ֣א נַפְשׁ֑וֹ אָלָ֥ה יִ֝שְׁמַ֗ע וְלֹ֣א יַגִּֽיד
25	חֶרְדַּ֣ת אָ֭דָם יִתֵּ֣ן מוֹקֵ֑שׁ וּבוֹטֵ֖חַ בַּיהוָ֣הplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigיְהוָֹה hebrew Meaning * Yahweh - God's personal name It is not a generic term for “god”, but rather the word יְהוָֹה (YHWH) is the name by which God uniquely identifies himself in the Old Testament. First appearing in Genesis 2:4, it occurs over 6,000 times in the Old Testament.Exodus 3:14Deuteronomy 6:4Psalm 23:1Romans 10:13Joel 2:32Exodus 20:7Psalm 18:1Exodus 15:3Psalm 8:1Genesis 2:41 Samuel 1:3Judges 6:24Genesis 22:14Jeremiah 23:6 יְשֻׂגָּֽב
26	רַ֭בִּים מְבַקְשִׁ֣ים פְּנֵיplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigפָנִים hebrew Meaning: * Face * Presence * Front or surface Noun. Masculine. Although it looks plural in form (ending in -ים), it is almost always used as a singular in meaning - a type of plural of intensity or plural of form common in Hebrew for body parts that come in pairs or have multiple aspects. מוֹשֵׁ֑ל וּ֝מֵיְהוָ֗הplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigיְהוָֹה hebrew Meaning * Yahweh - God's personal name It is not a generic term for “god”, but rather the word יְהוָֹה (YHWH) is the name by which God uniquely identifies himself in the Old Testament. First appearing in Genesis 2:4, it occurs over 6,000 times in the Old Testament.Exodus 3:14Deuteronomy 6:4Psalm 23:1Romans 10:13Joel 2:32Exodus 20:7Psalm 18:1Exodus 15:3Psalm 8:1Genesis 2:41 Samuel 1:3Judges 6:24Genesis 22:14Jeremiah 23:6 מִשְׁפַּט אִֽישׁ
27	תּוֹעֲבַ֣ת צַ֭דִּיקִים אִ֣ישׁ עָ֑וֶל וְתוֹעֲבַ֖ת רָשָׁ֣ע יְשַׁר דָּֽרֶךְ