Proverbs 29:2
When the righteous are increased, the people rejoice; but when the wicked beareth rule, the people sigh.
JPS TaNaKH 1917
In The King James Version
In Context
1He that being often reproved hardeneth his neck shall suddenly be broken, and that without remedy.
Cross References
Esther 8:15And Mordecai went forth from the presence of the king in royal apparel of blue and white, and with a great crown of gold, and with a rob of fine linen and purple; and the city of Shushan shouted and was glad.
Proverbs 11:10When it goeth well with the righteous, the city rejoiceth; and when the wicked perish, there is joy.
Proverbs 28:28When the wicked rise, men hide themselves; but when they perish, the righteous increase.
Ecclesiastes 10:5There is an evil which I have seen under the sun, like an error which proceedeth from a ruler:
Jeremiah 23:5Behold, the days come, saith the LORD, that I will raise unto David a righteous shoot, and he shall reign as king and prosper, and shall execute justice and righteousness in the land.
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 29:2
Miscellaneous Maxims. 1 He, that being often reproved hardeneth his neck, shall suddenly be destroyed, and that without remedy. Here, 1. The obstinacy of many wicked people in a wicked way is to be greatly lamented. They are often reproved by parents and friends, by magistrates and ministers, by the providence of God and by their own consciences, have had their sins set in order before them and fair warning given them of the consequences of them, but all in vain; they harden their necks. Perhaps they fling away,… Read the whole commentary →