Proverbs 21:29
An ungodly man + 21:29 See Alex. ungodly.impudently withstands with his face; but the upright man himself understands his ways.
Brenton Septuagint
In The King James Version
A wicked man hardeneth his face: but as for the upright, he directeth his way.
In Context
28A false witness shall perish; but an obedient man will speak cautiously.
30There is no wisdom, there is no courage, there is no counsel against the ungodly.
Cross References
Psalms 119:5Woe is me, that my sojourning is + 119:5 Heb. משך.prolonged; I have tabernacled among the tents of Kedar.
Proverbs 4:25Let thine eyes look right on, and let thine eyelids assent to just things.
Proverbs 11:5Righteousness + 11:5 Gr. right divides.traces out blameless paths: but ungodliness encounters unjust dealing.
Proverbs 29:1A reprover is better than a stiff-necked man: for when the latter is suddenly set on fire, there shall be no remedy.
Jeremiah 3:3And thou didst retain many shepherds for a stumbling-block to thyself: thou hadst a whore's face, thou didst become shameless toward all.
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 →