Proverbs 29:18
Where there is no vision the people cast off restraint; but happy is he that keepeth the law.
Darby Translation
In The King James Version
Where there is no vision, the people perish: but he that keepeth the law, happy is he.
In Context
17Chasten thy son, and he shall give thee rest, and shall give delight unto thy soul.
19A servant is not corrected by words: he understandeth indeed, but he will not answer.
Cross References
Exodus 32:25And Moses saw the people how they were stripped; for Aaron had stripped them to [their] shame before their adversaries.
2 Chronicles 28:19For Jehovah humbled Judah because of Ahaz king of Israel, for he had made Judah lawless, and transgressed much against Jehovah.
Psalms 19:11Moreover, by them is thy servant enlightened; in keeping them there is great reward.
Psalms 119:1ALEPH. Blessed are the perfect in the way, who walk in the law of Jehovah.
Proverbs 19:16He that keepeth the commandment keepeth his soul; he that is careless of his ways shall die.
Amos 8:11Behold, days come, saith the Lord Jehovah, when I will send a famine in the land; not a famine of bread, nor a thirst for water, but of hearing the words of Jehovah.
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 →