AB - Proverbs - 29

29:1  A reprover is better than a stiff-necked man, for when the latter is suddenly set on fire, there shall be no remedy.

29:2  When the righteous are praised, the people will rejoice, but when the ungodly rule, men mourn.

29:3  When a man loves wisdom, his father rejoices, but he that keeps harlots will waste wealth.

29:4  A righteous king establishes a country, but a transgressor destroys it.

29:5  He that prepares a net in the way of his own friend, entangles his own feet in it.

29:6  A great snare is spread for a sinner, but the righteous shall be in joy and gladness.

29:7  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.

29:8  Lawless men burn down a city, but wise men turn away wrath.

29:9  A wise man shall judge nations, but a worthless man being angry laughs and does not fear.

29:10  Bloody men hate a holy person, but the upright will seek his soul.

29:11  A fool utters all his mind, but the wise reserves his in part.

29:12  When a king hearkens to unjust language, all his subjects are transgressors.

29:13  When the creditor and debtor meet together, the Lord oversees them both.

29:14  When a king judges the poor in truth, his throne shall be established for a testimony.

29:15  Stripes and reproofs give wisdom, but an erring child disgraces his parents.

29:16  When the ungodly abound, sins abound, but when they fall, the righteous are warned.

29:17  Chasten your son, and he shall give you rest, and he shall give honor to your soul.

29:18  There shall be no interpreter to a sinful nation, but he that observes the law is blessed.

29:19  A stubborn servant will not be reproved by words: for even if he understands, still he will not obey.

29:20  If you see a man hasty in his words, know that the fool has hope rather than he.

29:21  He that lives wantonly from a child shall be a servant, and in the end shall grieve over himself.

29:22  A furious man stirs up strife, and a passionate man digs up sin.

29:23  Pride brings a man low, but the Lord upholds the humble-minded with honor.

29:24  He that shares with a thief hates his own soul, and if any, having heard an oath uttered, do not tell of it.

29:25  Those 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.

29:26  Many wait on the favor of rulers, but justice comes to a man from the Lord.

29:27  A righteous man is an abomination to an unrighteous man, and the direct way is an abomination to the sinner.