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Proverbs 29

Warnings and Instructions

1

A manh376 who hardensh7185 his neckh6203 after  amuch reproofh8433b Will  bsuddenlyh6621 be brokenh7665  1beyondh369 remedyh4832.

2

When the  arighteoush6662  1increaseh7235a, the peopleh5971a rejoiceh8055, But when a wickedh7563 manh7563 rulesh4910, peopleh5971a groanh584.

3

A manh376 who  alovesh157 wisdomh2451 makesh8055 his fatherh1 gladh8055, But he who  bkeepsh7462b companyh7462b with harlotsh2181 wastesh6 his wealthh1952.

4

The  akingh4428 givesh5975 stabilityh5975 to the landh776 by justiceh4941, But a manh376 whoh8641 takesh8641 bribesh8641 overthrowsh2040 it.

5

A manh1397 who  aflattersh2505b his neighborh7453 Is spreadingh6566 a neth7568 for his stepsh6471.

6

By transgressionh6588 an evilh7451b manh376 is  aensnaredh4170, But the righteoush6662  bsingsh7442 and rejoicesh8055.

7

The  arighteoush6662  1is concernedh3045 for the rightsh1779 of the poorh1800b, The wickedh7563 does not understandh995 such  2concernh1847.

8

Scornersh582h3944  aseth6315 a cityh7151 aflameh6315, But  bwiseh2450 menh2450 turnh7725 awayh7725 angerh639.

9

When a wiseh2450 manh376 hash8199 a controversyh8199 with a foolishh191 manh376,  1The foolish man either ragesh7264 or laughsh7832, and thereh369 is noh369 resth5183a.

10

Menh376 of  abloodshedh1818 hateh8130 the blamelessh8535, But the uprighth3477  1are concernedh1245 for his lifeh5315.

11

A  afoolh3684  1always losesh3318 his temperh7307, But a  bwiseh2450 manh2450 holdsh7623a it backh268.

12

If a  arulerh4910 paysh7181 attentionh7181 to falsehoodh8267, Allh3605 his ministersh8334 become wickedh7563.

13

The  apoorh7326 manh376 and the oppressorh376h8496  1haveh6298 thish6298 in commonh6298: The LORDh3068 givesh215  blighth215 to the eyesh5869 of bothh8147.

14

If a  akingh4428 judgesh8199 the poorh1800b with truthh571, His  bthroneh3678 will be establishedh3559 foreverh5703.

15

The  arodh7626 and reproofh8433b giveh5414 wisdomh2451, But a childh5288  1who getsh7971 his own wayh7971  bbringsh954 shameh954 to his motherh517.

16

When the wickedh7563  1increaseh7235a, transgressionh6588 increasesh7235a; But the  arighteoush6662 will seeh7200 their fallh4658.

17

 aCorrecth3256 your sonh1121, and he will giveh5117 you comforth5117; He will also  1 bdelighth4574 your soulh5315.

18

Where thereh369 is  anoh369  1visionh2377, the peopleh5971a  bare unrestrainedh6544a, But  chappyh835 is he who keepsh8104 the lawh8451.

19

A slaveh5650 will not be instructedh3256 by wordsh1697 alone; For though he understandsh995, thereh369 will be noh369 responseh4617.

20

Do you seeh2372 a manh376 who is  ahastyh213 in his wordsh1697? There is  bmoreh4480 hopeh8615b for a foolh3684 thanh4480 for him.

21

He who pampersh6445 his slaveh5650 from childhoodh5290 Will in the endh319 find him to be a sonh4497.

22

An  aangryh639 manh376 stirsh1624 up strifeh4066, And a hot-temperedh2534 manh1167 aboundsh7227a in transgressionh6588.

23

A man'sh120  aprideh1346 will bringh8213 him lowh8213, But a  bhumbleh8217 spirith7307 will obtainh8551 honorh3519b.

24

He who is a partnerh2505a with a thiefh1590 hatesh8130 his own lifeh5315; He  ahearsh8085 the oathh423 but tellsh5046 nothingh3808.

25

The  afearh2731 of manh120  1bringsh5414 a snareh4170, But he who  btrustsh982 in the LORDh3068 will be exaltedh7682.

26

 aManyh7227a seekh1245 the ruler'sh4910  1favorh6440, But  bjusticeh4941 for manh376 comes from the LORDh3068.

27

An  aunjusth5766 manh376 is abominableh8441 to the righteoush6662, And he whoh3477 is  buprighth3477 in the wayh1870 is abominableh8441 to the wickedh7563.



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