Proverbs 29 — Legacy Standard Bible

29A man who hardens his neck after ^amuch reproofWill ^bsuddenly be broken ¹beyond healing.²When the ^arighteous ¹increase, the people are glad,But when a wicked man rules, people groan.³A man who ^aloves wisdom makes his father glad,But he who ^bbefriends harlots destroys his wealth.⁴By justice the ^aking causes the land to stand,But a man of bribes tears it down.⁵A man who ^aflatters his neighborIs spreading a net for his steps.⁶By transgression an evil man is ^aensnared,But the righteous ^bsings with joy and is glad.⁷The ^arighteous knows the cause of the poor,The wicked does not understand that knowledge.⁸Scoffers ¹^,^aset a city aflame,But ^bwise men turn away anger.⁹When a wise man is brought into judgment with a man who is an ignorant fool,¹The ignorant fool both rages and laughs, and there is no rest.¹⁰Men of ^abloodshed hate the blameless,But the upright seek the well-being of his soul.¹¹A ^afool ¹lets out all of his spirit,But a ^bwise man holds it back.¹²If a ^aruler pays attention to a lying word,All his ministers become wicked.¹³The ^apoor man and the oppressor meet together in this—Yahweh gives ^blight to the eyes of both.¹⁴If a ^aking judges the poor with truth,His ^bthrone will be established forever.¹⁵The ^arod and reproof give wisdom,But a child ¹left to himself ^bbrings shame to his mother.¹⁶When the wicked ¹increase, transgression increases;But the ^arighteous will see their fall.¹⁷^aDiscipline your son, and he will give you rest;And he will ^bgive delight to your soul.¹⁸Where there is ^ano ¹vision, the people ^bare out of control,But how ^cblessed is he who keeps the law.¹⁹A slave will not be corrected by words alone;For though he understands, there will be no answer.²⁰Do you behold a man who is ^ahasty in his words?There is ^bmore hope for a fool than for him.²¹He who pampers his slave from childhoodWill in the end find him to be ¹arrogant.²²An ^aangry man stirs up strife,And a hot-tempered man abounds in transgression.²³A man’s ^alofty pride will bring him low,But a ^blowly spirit will take hold of glory.²⁴He who ¹divides the spoil with a thief hates his own soul;He ^ahears the oath but declares nothing.²⁵^aTrembling before man ¹brings a snare,But he who ^btrusts in Yahweh will be set securely on high.²⁶^aMany seek the face of a ruler,But ^bjustice for man comes from Yahweh.²⁷An ^aunjust man is an abomination to the righteous,And he who is ^bupright in the way is an abomination to the wicked.