Proverbs 29:18
16 When the wicked are multiplied, transgression increaseth: but the righteous shall see their fall.
17 Correct thy son, and he shall give thee rest; yea, he shall give delight unto thy soul.
Where there is no vision, the people perish: but he that keepeth the law, happy is he.
19 A servant will not be corrected by words: for though he understand he will not answer.
20 Seest thou a man that is hasty in his words? there is more hope of a fool than of 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 whoso looketh into the perfect law of liberty, and continueth therein, he being not a forgetful hearer, but a doer of the work, this man shall be blessed in his deed.
Read in contextLuke 11:28
But he said, Yea rather, blessed are they that hear the word of God, and keep it.
Read in contextHosea 4:6
My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge: because thou hast rejected knowledge, I will also reject thee, that thou shalt be no priest to me: seeing thou hast forgotten the law of thy God, I will also forget thy children.
Read in contextJohn 13:17
If ye know these things, happy are ye if ye do them.
Read in contextPsalms 1:1–2
Blessed is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor standeth in the way of sinners, nor sitteth in the seat of the scornful.
Read in contextProverbs 19:16
He that keepeth the commandment keepeth his own soul; but he that despiseth his ways shall die.
Read in contextPsalms 119:2
Blessed are they that keep his testimonies, and that seek him with the whole heart.
Read in contextAmos 8:11–12
Behold, the days come, saith the Lord GOD, that I will send a famine in the land, not a famine of bread, nor a thirst for water, but of hearing the words of the LORD:
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