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Proverbs 29 :: Brenton's English Septuagint (BES)

Pro 29:1

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

Pro 29:2

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

Pro 29:3

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

Pro 29:4

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

Pro 29:5

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

Pro 29:6

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

Pro 29:7

Pro 29:7A righteous man knows how to judge for the poor: but the ungodly understands not knowledge; and the poor man has not an understanding mind.

Pro 29:8

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

Pro 29:9

Pro 29:9A wise man shall judge nations: but a worthless man being angry laughs and fears not.

Pro 29:10

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

Pro 29:11

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

Pro 29:12

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

Pro 29:13

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

Pro 29:14

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

Pro 29:15

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

Pro 29:16

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

Pro 29:17

Pro 29:17Chasten thy son, and he shall give thee rest; and he shall give honour to thy soul.

Pro 29:18

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

Pro 29:19

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

Pro 29:20

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

Pro 29:21

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

Pro 29:22

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

Pro 29:23

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

Pro 29:24

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

Pro 29:25

Pro 29:25 they 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 [fn]his master shall be safe.

Pro 29:26

Pro 29:26Many wait on the favour of rulers; but justice comes to a man from the Lord.

Pro 29:27

Pro 29:27A righteous man is an abomination to an unrighteous man, and the direct way is an abomination to the sinner.
BES Footnotes
Heb. 'for ever.' See Am. 1:11; Mic. 7:18; in the Greek.
Or, 'most blessed.'
Possibly, 'in the Lord.' See 2 Pet. 2:1.
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Translation of the Greek Septuagint into English by Sir Lancelot Charles Lee Brenton, originally published in 1851 and is now in the Public Domain

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