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Proverbs 29

Brenton Septuagint · 27 verses · Study below

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A reprover is better than a stiff-necked man: for when the latter is suddenly set on fire, there shall be no remedy.

When the righteous are praised, the people will rejoice: but when the ungodly rule, men mourn.

When a man loves wisdom, his father rejoices: but he that keeps harlots will waste wealth.

A righteous king establishes a country: but a transgressor destroys [it].

He that prepares a net in the way of his own friend, entangles his own feet in it.

A great snare [is spread] for a sinner: but the righteous shall be in joy and gladness.

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.

Lawless men burn down a city: but wise men turn away wrath.

A wise man shall judge nations: but a worthless man being angry laughs and fears not.

Bloody men hate a holy [person], but the upright will seek his soul.

A fool utters all his mind: but the wise reserves his in part.

When a king hearkens to unjust language, all his subjects are transgressors.

When the creditor and debtor meet together, the Lord oversees them both.

When a king judges the poor in truth, his throne shall be established for a testimony.

Stripes and reproofs give wisdom: but an erring child disgraces his parents.

When the ungodly abound, sins abound: but when they fall, the righteous are warned.

Chasten thy son, and he shall give thee rest; and he shall give honour to thy soul.

There shall be no interpreter to a sinful nation: but he that observes the law is blessed.

A stubborn servant will not be reproved by words: for even if he understand, still he will not obey.

If thou see a man hasty in [his] words, know that the fool has hope rather than he.

He that lives wantonly from a child, shall be a servant, and in the end shall grieve over himself.

A furious man stirs up strife, and a passionate man digs up sin.

Pride brings a man low, but the Lord upholds the humble-minded with honour.

He that shares with a thief, hates his own soul: and if any having heard an oath uttered tell not of it,

[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.

Many wait on the favour of rulers; but justice comes to a man from the Lord.

A righteous man is an abomination to an unrighteous man, and the direct way is an abomination to the sinner.

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  1. Proverbs 110.92cross-referenced 4×
  2. Proverbs 120.92cross-referenced 3×
  3. Sirach 210.88
  4. Sirach 200.87
  5. Sirach 270.86
  6. Sirach 100.85

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