Proverbs 29:3
A man that loveth wisdom, rejoiceth his father: but he that maintaineth bar lots, shall squander away his substance.
Douay-Rheims 1899
In The King James Version
In Context
4A just king setteth up the land: a covetous man shall destroy it.
Cross References
Proverbs 5:8Remove thy way far from her, and come not nigh the doors of her house.
Proverbs 6:26For the price of a harlot is scarce one loaf: but the woman catcheth the precious soul of a man.
Proverbs 15:20A wise son maketh a father joyful: but the foolish man despiseth his mother.
Proverbs 21:20There is a treasure to be desired, and oil in the dwelling of the just: and the foolish man shall spend it.
Proverbs 23:24The father of the just rejoiceth greatly: he that hath begotten a wise son, shall have joy in him.
Proverbs 28:7He that keepeth the law is a wise son: but he that feedeth gluttons, shameth 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 →