Proverbs 29:4-26

⁴A righteous king establishes a country: But a transgressor destroys it.

⁵He that prepares a net in the way of his own friend, Entangles his own feet in it.

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

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.

⁸Lawless men burn down a city: But wise men turn away wrath.

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

¹⁰Bloody men hate a holy person, But the upright will seek his soul.

¹¹A fool utters all his mind: But the wise reserves his in part.

¹²When a king hearkens to unjust language, All his subjects are transgressors.

¹³When the creditor and debtor meet together, The Lord oversees them both.

¹⁴When a king judges the poor in truth, His throne shall be established for a testimony.

¹⁵Stripes and reproofs give wisdom: But an erring child disgraces his parents.

¹⁶When the ungodly abound, sins abound: But when they fall, the righteous are warned.

¹⁷Chasten thy son, and he shall give thee rest; And he shall give honor to thy soul.

¹⁸There shall be no interpreter to a sinful nation: But he that observes the law is blessed.

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

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

²¹He that lives wantonly from a child, shall be a servant, And in the end shall grieve over himself.

²²A furious man stirs up strife, And a passionate man digs up sin.

²³Pride brings a man low, But the Lord upholds the humble minded with honor.

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

²⁵They 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 his master shall be safe.

²⁶Many wait on the favor of rulers; But justice comes to a man from the Lord.