Proverbs 29:2
In the multiplying of the righteous the people rejoice, || And in the ruling of the wicked the people sigh.
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In Context
1A man often reproved, hardening the neck, || Is suddenly broken, and there is no healing.
3A man loving wisdom makes his father glad, || And a friend of harlots destroys wealth.
Cross References
Esther 8:15And Mordecai went out from before the king, in royal clothing of blue and white, and a great crown of gold, and a garment of fine linen and purple, and the city of Shushan has rejoiced and been glad;
Proverbs 11:10A city exults in the good of the righteous, || And in the destruction of the wicked [is] singing.
Proverbs 28:28A man is hidden in the rising of the wicked, || And the righteous multiply in their destruction!
Ecclesiastes 10:5There is an evil I have seen under the sun, || As ignorance that goes out from the ruler,
Jeremiah 23:5“Behold, days are coming,” || A declaration of YHWH, || “And I have raised a righteous shoot to David, || And a king has reigned and acted wisely, || And done judgment and righteousness in the earth.
Matthew 2:16Then Herod, having seen that he was deceived by the magi, was very angry, and having sent forth, he slew all the male children in Beth-Lehem, and in all its borders, from two years and under, according to the time that he inquired exactly from the magi.
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 →