Proverbs 29

¹A man who is reproved, being stubborn of neck—

²When the righteous are numerous, the people will rejoice,

³A man who loves wisdom will make his parents glad,

⁴By justice a king gives stability to a land,

⁵A strong man who flatters his neighbor

⁶In transgression, an evil man is a snare,

⁷The righteous knows the case of the poor,

⁸Men of scoffing set a city aflame,

⁹If a wise man goes to court with a foolish man,

¹⁰Men of blood hate the blameless,

¹¹A fool gives all his breath,[#Or “spirit”]

¹²A ruler listening to a word of falsehood,

¹³The poor and a man of oppression have this in common:

¹⁴A king who judges with truthfulness to the poor,

¹⁵As for a rod and reproof, they will give wisdom,[#Hebrew “it”]

¹⁶With the increase of the wicked, transgression will increase,

¹⁷Discipline your children, and they will give you rest,

¹⁸When there is no prophecy, the people cast off restraint,

¹⁹By words, a servant is not disciplined,

²⁰You see a man who is hasty in his words:

²¹He who pampers his servant from childhood,

²²A man of anger will stir strife,

²³The pride of a person will bring him humiliation,

²⁴Being a partner with a thief is hating one’s life;[#Or “soul,” or “inner self”]

²⁵The fear of a person will lay a snare,

²⁶Many are those who seek the favor of a ruler,[#Literally “faces”]

²⁷A man of injustice is an abomination to the righteous,