Old Testament · Poetry and wisdom

Proverbs chapter 29

Someone who after repeated will be suddenly beyond repair.When grow in number, everyone celebrates. When the gain power, everyone groans.Anyone who loves makes their father glad, but someone who keeps company with prostitutes throws away their wealth.A king who rules with makes the land stable, but one who tears it apart.Someone who their neighbor is spreading a under their feet.A corrupt person’s own becomes a trap for them, but a good person runs free and celebrates.A good person understands the of the . A corrupt person has no interest in understanding that. , but wise people .When a wise person takes a to court, the fool just rages and laughs — there’s no resolution. people hate anyone with , but upright people care about protecting their life.A fool lets all their loose, but a wise person holds it back quietly.When a listens to lies, every one of their officials becomes corrupt.The and the have this in common: .When a king , his throne will stand secure forever. and produce wisdom, but a child left to themselves brings shame to their mother.When the corrupt multiply, so does . But good people will watch them fall.Discipline your child, and they will give you — they will bring to your soul.Without , people . But anyone who keeps .A won’t be corrected by words alone — they understand what you mean, but they won’t respond.See someone who ? There’s more hope for a fool than for them. a servant from childhood, and in the end they will become .A person stirs up conflict, and someone quick to rage piles up .A person’s will bring them low, but a gains honor.The of a thief hates their own life — they hear the to testify but say nothing.The becomes a trap, but whoever is .Many a ruler, but for a person comes from .An unjust person is to the , and someone who lives with is disgusting to the .