Proverbs 29:18
16 When the wicked thrive, rebellion increases; but the righteous will see their downfall.
17 Discipline your son, and he will give you rest; he will bring delight to your soul.
Where there is no vision, the people cast off restraint; but blessed is he who keeps the Law.
19 A servant cannot be corrected by words alone; 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.
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- Where there is no vision, the people cast off restraint; but blessed is he who keeps the Law.
- KJV
- Where there is no vision, the people perish: but he that keepeth the law, happy is he.
- WEB
- Where there is no revelation, the people cast off restraint; but one who keeps the law is blessed.
- ASV
- Where there is no vision, the people cast off restraint; But he that keepeth the law, happy is he.
- DARBY
- Where there is no vision the people cast off restraint; but happy is he that keepeth the law.
- BLB
- When there is no vision, the people are let loose, and the one keeping the Law [is] blessed.
- ÅB
- Uten åpenbaring blir folket tøylesløst; men lykkelig er den som holder loven.
- OTB
- Der det ikke er noe syn, kaster folket av seg tøylen; men velsignet er den som følger loven.
- B1930
- Uten åpenbaring blir folket tøilesløst; men lykkelig er den som holder loven.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
James 1:25
But the one who looks intently into the perfect law of freedom, and continues to do so—not being a forgetful hearer, but an effective doer—he will be blessed in what he does.
Read in contextLuke 11:28
But He replied, “Blessed rather are those who hear the word of God and obey it.”
Read in contextHosea 4:6
My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge. Because you have rejected knowledge, I will also reject you as My priests. Since you have forgotten the law of your God, I will also forget your children.
Read in contextJohn 13:17
If you know these things, you will be blessed if you do them.
Read in contextPsalms 1:1–2
Blessed is the man who does not walk in the counsel of the wicked, or set foot on the path of sinners, or sit in the seat of mockers.
Read in contextProverbs 19:16
He who keeps a commandment preserves his soul, but he who is careless in his ways will die.
Read in contextPsalms 119:2
Blessed are those who keep His testimonies and seek Him with all their heart.
Read in contextAmos 8:11–12
Behold, the days are coming, declares the Lord GOD, when I will send a famine on the land— not a famine of bread or a thirst for water, but a famine of hearing the words of the LORD.
Read in context