Proverbs 29:18
When prophecy shall fail, the people shall be scattered abroad: but he that keepeth the law is blessed.
Douay-Rheims 1899
In The King James Version
Where there is no vision, the people perish: but he that keepeth the law, happy is he.
In Context
17Instruct thy son, and he shall refresh thee, and shall give delight to thy soul.
Cross References
Exodus 32:25And when Moses saw that the people were naked, (for Aaron had stripped them by occasion of the shame of the filth, and had set them naked among their enemies,)
2 Chronicles 28:19For the Lord had humbled Juda because of Achaz the king of Juda, for he had stripped it of help, and had contemned the Lord.
Psalms 19:11More to be desired than gold and many precious stones: and sweeter than honey and the honeycomb.
Psalms 119:1Aleph
Proverbs 19:16He that keepeth the commandment, keepeth his own soul: but he that neglecteth his own way, shall die.
Amos 8:11Behold the days come, saith the Lord, and I will send forth a famine into the land: not a famine of bread, nor a thirst of water, but of hearing the word of the 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 →