Proverbs 29:3
Whoso loveth wisdom rejoiceth his father; but he that is a companion of harlots destroyeth [his] substance.
Darby Translation
In The King James Version
In Context
2When the righteous increase, the people rejoice; but when the wicked beareth rule, the people mourn.
4A king by just judgment establisheth the land; but he that taketh gifts overthroweth it.
Cross References
Proverbs 5:8Remove thy way far from her, and come not nigh the door of her house:
Proverbs 6:26for by means of a whorish woman [a man is brought] to a loaf of bread, and another's wife doth hunt for the precious soul.
Proverbs 15:20A wise son maketh a glad father; but a foolish man despiseth his mother.
Proverbs 21:20There is costly store and oil in the dwelling of a wise [man]; but a foolish man swalloweth it up.
Proverbs 23:24The father of a righteous [man] shall greatly rejoice, and he that begetteth a wise [son] shall have joy of him:
Proverbs 28:7Whoso observeth the law is a son that hath understanding; but he that is a companion of profligates bringeth shame to his father.
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 29:3
2 When the righteous are in authority, the people rejoice: but when the wicked beareth rule, the people mourn. This is what was said before, ch. xxviii. 12 , 28 . 1. The people will have cause to rejoice or mourn according as their rulers are righteous or wicked; for, if the righteous be in authority, sin will be punished and restrained, religion and virtue will be supported and kept in reputation; but, if the wicked get power in their hands, wickedness will abound, religion and religious people will be… Read the whole commentary →