Proverbs 29:6-27

⁶A snare shall entangle the wicked man when he sinneth: and the just shall praise and rejoice.

⁷The just taketh notice of the cause of the poor: the wicked is void of knowledge.

⁸Corrupt men bring a city to ruin: but wise men turn away wrath.

⁹If a wise man contend with a fool, whether he be angry or laugh, he shall find no rest.

¹⁰Bloodthirsty men hate the upright: but just men seek his soul.

¹¹A fool uttereth all his mind: a wise man deferreth, and keepeth it till afterwards.

¹²A prince that gladly heareth lying words, hath all his servants wicked.

¹³The poor man and the creditor have met one another: the Lord is the enlightener of them both.

¹⁴The king that judgeth the poor in truth, his throne shall be established for ever.

¹⁵The rod and reproof give wisdom: but the child that is left to his own will bringeth his mother to shame.

¹⁶When the wicked are multiplied, crimes shall be multiplied: but the just shall see their downfall.

¹⁷Instruct thy son, and he shall refresh thee, and shall give delight to thy soul.

¹⁸When prophecy shall fail, the people shall be scattered abroad: but he that keepeth the law is blessed.

¹⁹A slave will not be corrected by words: because he understandeth what thou sayest, and will not answer.

²⁰Hast thou seen a man hasty to speak? folly is rather to be looked for, than his amendment.

²¹He that nourisheth his servant delicately from his childhood, afterwards shall find him stubborn.

²²A passionate man provoketh quarrels: and he that is easily stirred up to wrath, shall be more prone to sin.

²³Humiliation followeth the proud: and glory shall uphold the humble of spirit.

²⁴He that is partaker with a thief, hateth his own soul: he heareth one putting him to his oath, and discovereth not.

²⁵He that feareth man, shall quickly fall: he that trusteth in the Lord, shall be set on high.

²⁶Many seek the face of the prince: but the judgment of every one cometh forth from the Lord.

²⁷The just abhor the wicked man: and the wicked loathe them that are in the right way. The son that keepeth the word, shall be free from destruction.