Proverbs 21:29
The evil-doer makes his face hard, but as for the upright, he gives thought to his way.
Bible in Basic English
In The King James Version
A wicked man hardeneth his face: but as for the upright, he directeth his way.
In Context
28A false witness will be cut off, ...
30Wisdom and knowledge and wise suggestions are of no use against the Lord.
Cross References
Psalms 119:5If only my ways were ordered so that I might keep your rules!
Proverbs 4:25Keep your eyes on what is in front of you, looking straight before you.
Proverbs 11:5The righteousness of the good man will make his way straight, but the sin of the evil-doer will be the cause of his fall.
Proverbs 29:1A man hating sharp words and making his heart hard, will suddenly be broken and will not be made well again.
Jeremiah 3:3So the showers have been kept back, and there has been no spring rain; still your brow is the brow of a loose woman, you will not let yourself be shamed.
Jeremiah 8:12Let them be put to shame because they have done disgusting things. They had no shame, they were not able to become red with shame: so they will come down with those who are falling: in the time of their punishment they will be made low, says the Lord.
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 21:29
28 A false witness shall perish: but the man that heareth speaketh constantly. Here is, 1. The doom of a false witness. He who, for favour to one side or malice to the other, gives in a false evidence, or makes an affidavit of that which he knows to be false, or at least does not know to be true, if it be discovered, his reputation will be ruined. A man may tell a lie perhaps in his haste; but he that gives a false testimony does it with deliberation and solemnity, and it cannot but be a presumptuous sin, and a… Read the whole commentary →