Proverbs 29:18
Where there is no vision, the people cast off restraint, but he who keeps the law, happy is he.
A Conservative Version
In The King James Version
Where there is no vision, the people perish: but he that keepeth the law, happy is he.
In Context
17Correct thy son, and he will give thee rest, yea, he will give delight to thy soul.
19A servant will not be corrected by words, for though he understands, he will not give heed.
Cross References
Exodus 32:25And when Moses saw that the people were broken loose, (for Aaron had let them loose for a derision among their enemies,)
2 Chronicles 28:19For LORD brought Judah low because of Ahaz king of Israel, for he had dealt wantonly in Judah, and trespassed severely against LORD.
Psalms 19:11Moreover by them thy servant is warned. In keeping them there is great reward.
Psalms 119:1Blessed are those who are perfect in the way, who walk in the law of LORD.
Proverbs 19:16He who keeps the commandment keeps his soul. He who is careless of his ways shall die.
Amos 8:11Behold, the days come, says lord LORD, that I will send a famine in the land, not a famine of bread, nor a thirst for water, but of hearing the words of LORD.
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 29:18
17 Correct thy son, and he shall give thee rest; yea, he shall give delight unto thy soul. Note, 1. It is a very happy thing when children prove the comfort of their parents. Good children are so; they give them rest, make them easy, and free from the many cares they have had concerning them; yea, they give delight unto their souls. It is a pleasure to parents, which none know but those that are blessed with it, to see the happy fruit of the good education they have given their children, and to have a prospect of… Read the whole commentary →