Proverbs 21:29
An vngodly man hardeneth his face: but the iust refourmeth his owne way.
Bible (Bishops')
In The King James Version
A wicked man hardeneth his face: but as for the upright, he directeth his way.
In Context
28A false witnesse shall perishe: but [a good] man speaketh constantly what he hath hearde.
30There is no wysdome, there is no vnderstanding, there is no counsayle against the Lorde.
Cross References
Proverbs 4:25Let thyne eyes beholde that thyng that is right, and let thyne eye liddes loke straight before thee.
Proverbs 11:5The ryghteousnesse of the innocent ordereth his way: but the vngodly shall fall in his owne wickednesse.
Proverbs 29:1He that is stifnecked and wyll not be refourmed, shall sodaynly be destroyed without any helpe.
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 →